Riots rock London, police cars set ablaze

There are reports of disturbances in   Tottenham, London following an incident that occurred on Thursday where the police shot and killed a man who they claim was armed.

Two police cars have been set ablaze and a bus was set on fire as.

According to a Metropolitan Police spokesman a large crowd had assembled outside the police station earlier in the evening but the situation turned violent at about 20:20 BST.

The force said two patrol cars parked about 200 metres away on Forster Road and High Road were subsequently attacked.

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