World19.07.2024 - 11:41

Unknown people set fire to a bus and overturned a police car in Leeds

The riots allegedly began after social services removed four children from a family living in a disadvantaged area of Harehills.

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Massive riots are taking place in the British Leeds, violators set fire to a 2-story bus and overturned a police car.

According to the Telegraph, the cause of the rioting is believed to have been caused when social services removed four children from a family who live in the disadvantaged neighborhood of Harehills.

Hundreds of Leeds residents clashed with police officers.

West Yorkshire law enforcement said a large number of police officers were sent to the scene. No one was injured as a result of the riots, the agency added.

Home Office chief Yvette Cooper said she was shocked by the shocking scenes and attacks on police cars and public transport in Leeds. She wrote on social media that riots of this kind have no place in British society.

It was later revealed that the riots took place in Leeds involving ethnic Pakistanis.

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