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Nottingham Riots: Canning Circus Police Stn Damage

tash@indymedia.org (Tash [Alan Lodge]) | 11.08.2011 15:55 | August Riots

 

Tuesday 9th August 2011

Nottinghamshire Police mounted an operation across Nottingham City over the last few night.

 

 

In a statement, the police say that they had over 800 officers on duty to police the situation. A large number of PSU's were deployed and were added to by units from Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire.  Mounted officers were also deployed. 

Damage was done to 5 Nottingham Police Stations. and a number of city centre shops were damaged and now boarded up. On monday night, the Victoria Centre entrance and glass in shops there were also smashed. 

Nottinghamshire Police issued a detail statement of events at: http://tinyurl.com/3nd2rw9 

They now report 105 arrests.  60 so far have been charged. They say: "The force is actively looking to make further arrests and will continue to gather evidence to do so."

 

Nottingham Riots: Tuesday 1

Nottingham Riots: Tuesday 2

Nottingham Riots: Canning Circus Police Stn Damage

Nottingham Riots: Boarding up + Police Standby

Riots spread to Nottingham [Nottingham Indymedia Feature]

Summer of Unrest: an indymedia overview of the 'riots' [UK Mayday Feature]

 

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ALAN LODGE 

Photographer - Media: One Eye on the Road. Nottingham.  UK

Email:                 tash@indymedia.org

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