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Police officers detain a man in Enfield, north London August 7. Police said they were called to Enfield, a few miles north of Tottenham, where youths had smashed two shop windows and damaged a police car. / Stefan Wermuth, Reuters
Police officers detain a man in Enfield, north London August 7. Police said they were called to Enfield, a few miles north of Tottenham, where youths had smashed two shop windows and damaged a police car. / Stefan Wermuth, Reuters
Riots broke out in London and surrounding areas in August 2011 after a small and peaceful march to protest the death of a Tottenham man, Mark Duggan, who was shot by police officers. Looting and arson attacks escalated, prompting political action and debates. Arrests, charges and court proceedings continue, months after the riots first took place. - The New York Times

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Kevin Hutchinson-Foster, who supplied Mark Duggan with a gun before his shooting by police sparked riots in London, jailed for 11 years - PA

Coroner is appointed to the inquest into the death of Mark Duggan, whose shooting sparked the 2011 UK summer riots - PA

Jury fails to reach a verdict in the trial of PC Alex MacFarlane, who is accused of racially abusing a man after the London riots - @BBCNews

CPS applies for retrial after jury fails to reach verdict in trial of man accused of supplying gun to Mark Duggan - @SkyNewsBreak

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Mark Duggan, whose death sparked 2011 riots, had a loaded gun when he was shot, the trial of the man accused of supplying the gun hears

8 men cleared at Birmingham Crown Court of murdering 3 friends, Haroon Jahan, Shazad Ali and Abdul Musavir during last summer's riots - PA