A police officer stands guard as burned police cars are seen in Tottenham, north London, Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011 after a demonstration against the death of a local man turned violent and cars and shops were set ablaze. Akira Suemori / AP
Firefighters look at a burned-out building in Tottenham, north London, Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011, still being damped down after a demonstration about the death of a local man turned violent and cars and shops were set ablaze. Akira Suemori / AP
An unidentified man looks on in front of a shop where windows were broken in Tottenham Hale Retail Park, north London, Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011, following the riots which started with a street protest Saturday and ended Sunday morning with buildings and vehicles set afire, including police cars, a double-decker London bus, and shops looted as police clashed with protesters. Akira Suemori / AP
A police officer stands guard in front of a burned police car in Tottenham, north London, Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011. Akira Suemori / AP
A police officer walks past a Jobcentre Plus, where windows had been smashed, in Tottenham, north London, Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011 after a demonstration. Akira Suemori / AP
Workers clean a looted shop in Tottenham Hale Retail Park, north London, Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011. Akira Suemori / AP
A unidentified boy reacts behind a burned car in Tottenham, north London, Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011 after a demonstration over the death of a local man turned violent. Akira Suemori / AP
Police officers standing by a police van are seen through a burned car in Tottenham, north London, Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011 after a demonstration over the death of a local man turned violent. Akira Suemori / AP
Police officers stand guard as burned police cars are seen on High Street in Tottenham, north London, Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011. Akira Suemori / AP
A police officer walks past a burned police car in Tottenham, north London, Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011. Akira Suemori / AP
A police officer looks at the remains of a burned out police car in Tottenham, north London Sunday Aug. 7, 2011. Lewis Whyld / AP
A burned bus is seen in Tottenham, north London, Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011 after a demonstration over the death of a local man turned violent. Akira Suemori / AP
A police officer stands guard in front of a burned building in Tottenham, north London, Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011. Akira Suemori / AP
A man passes by two burned out police cars in Tottenham, north London Sunday Aug. 7, 2011 as police gather, background, after a demonstration. Lewis Whyld / AP
A burnt out car and van in the streets after the Tottenham riots in London. Ray Tang / ZUMAdaily.com
Local residents survey the damage including the Carpet Right shop gutted by arson in the aftermath of the Tottenham Riots. Rex Features / ZUMAdaily.com
Youths throw bricks at police Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011 during unrest in Enfield, North London. Karel Prinsloo / AP
Police cordon off an area Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011 during unrest in Enfield, North London. Karel Prinsloo / AP
A couple runs past a police cordon Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011 during unrest in Enfield, North London. Karel Prinsloo / AP
Police vehicles drive past a fire in a building in Tottenham, north London Sunday Aug. 7, 2011 after a demonstration over the death of a local man turned violent. Lewis Whyld / AP
A protester faces off with riot police officers on the streets in Tottenham, north London Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011. Lewis Whyld / AP
Riot police officers escort an injured man after arresting him in Tottenham, north London Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011. Lewis Whyld / AP
A masked protester hurls an object toward riot police officers in Tottenham, north London, on Sunday Aug. 7, 2011. Lewis Whyld / AP
Riot police officers face off with protesters in Tottenham, north London, on Sunday Aug. 7, 2011. Lewis Whyld / AP
A masked man stands in front of a line of riot police officers in Tottenham, north London, on Sunday Aug. 7, 2011. Lewis Whyld / AP
Police officers make their way on the streets in Tottenham, north London, on Sunday Aug. 7, 2011. Lewis Whyld / AP
Fire rages through a building in Tottenham, north London early Sunday Aug. 7, 2011, as trouble flared after members of the community took to the streets to protest over the alleged police shooting which killed a local man last Thursday. Lewis Whyld / AP
Riot police look on as fire rages through a building in Tottenham, north London Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011, after members of a community, where a young man was shot dead by police, took to the streets. Lewis Whyld / AP
Riot police look on as fire rages through a building in Tottenham, north London Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011. Lewis Whyld / AP
Fire fighters and riot police survey the area as fire rages through a building in Tottenham, north London Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011. Lewis Whyld / AP
Fire fighters attempt to put out a blaze in a building in Tottenham, north London Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011. Lewis Whyld / AP
Riot police look on as fire rages through a building in Tottenham, north London Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011. Lewis Whyld / AP
Fire fighters attempt to put out a blaze in a building in Tottenham, north London Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011. Lewis Whyld / AP
Mounted police officers chase rioters on the streets in Tottenham, north London, on Sunday Aug. 7, 2011. Lewis Whyld / AP
Rioters face off with riot police officers on the streets in Tottenham, north London, on Sunday Aug. 7, 2011. Lewis Whyld / AP
Rioters face off with riot police officers on the streets in Tottenham, north London, on Sunday Aug. 7, 2011. Lewis Whyld / AP
A rioter throws a burning wooden plank at police in Tottenham, north London Sunday Aug. 7, 2011, after members of a community, where a young man was shot dead by police, took to the streets. Lewis Whyld / AP
A policeman in riot gear stands guard in Tottenham, north London on Sunday Aug. 7, 2011, after members of a community, where a young man was shot dead by police, took to the streets. Lewis Whyld / AP
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