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Brits to take gang-fighting tips from Americans

Danica Kirka, Jill Lawless The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, August 11, 2011 - 10:29am

LONDON -- Prime Minister David Cameron on Thursday promised vigorous and wide-ranging measures to restore order and prevent riots erupting again on Britain's streets -- including taking gang-fighting tips from American cities.

Cameron told lawmakers there would be no "culture of fear" on Britain's streets, as police raided houses to round up more suspects from four days of rioting and looting in London and other English cities. He said the government was "acting decisively" to restore order after the riots, which shocked the country and the world.

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A damaged store in Ealing, west London, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2011, following unrest overnight. A wave of violence and looting raged across London and spread to three other major British cities Tuesday, as authorities struggled to contain the country's worst unrest since race riots set the capital ablaze in the 1980s. (AP Photo/Jonathan Short)

Violent riots rage in Britain

The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, August 9, 2011 - 10:29am

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A property is on fire near Reeves Corner in Croydon, south London Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2011. A wave of violence and looting raged across London and spread to three other major British cities on Tuesday, as authorities struggled to contain the country's worst unrest since race riots set the capital ablaze in the 1980s. (AP Photo/PA, Lewis Whyld)

Parliament to address London riot crisis

Danica Kirka, Jill Lawless The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, August 9, 2011 - 10:29am

LONDON -- British Prime Minister David Cameron recalled Parliament from its summer recess Tuesday and nearly tripled the number of police on the streets after three days of rioting in London blossomed into a full-blown political crisis.

Cameron described the scenes of burning buildings and smashed windows in London and several other British cities as "sickening," but refrained from more extreme measures such as calling in the military to help beleaguered police restore order.

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A burned out building, which was destroyed during rioting and looting on the Tottenham High Road in north London over the weekend , is seen Monday Aug. 8 2011. Residents surveyed shattered streets and arrested more suspects Monday after riots and looting erupted in an impoverished London neighborhood and hopscotched across the city that hosts next summer's Olympic Games. (AP Photo/ Max Nash / PA )

UK police arrest over 200 as London riots continue

Jill Lawless, Meera Selva The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, August 8, 2011 - 1:24pm

LONDON -- Residents surveyed shattered streets and arrested more suspects Monday after riots and looting erupted in an impoverished London neighborhood and hopscotched across the city that hosts next summer's Olympic Games.

The unrest was sparked by a police shooting, but some blamed unemployment, insensitive policing and opportunistic looting for the worst violence the city has seen in years. Police and politicians insisted the disorder was the work of a criminal minority and not a sign of social tensions or security lapses ahead of the 2012 Games.

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