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Five people died during violence that ravaged English cities early August, including three men hit by a car in Birmingham, central England, as they protected local shops from looters. Several suspects have been questioned about the death of a man who was shot in the head during rioting in south London.

Rioting began in London August 6 and spread to several other English cities. Police were criticised for responding too slowly, particularly in London, but eventually deployed huge numbers of officers at riot zones to quell the mayhem. Across the country, some 3,000 people were arrested and about 1,400 of those charged with riot-related offenses. Courts opened around-the-clock for several days to deal with the flood of suspects.

Police said they would keep up an expanded presence on the streets of London over the coming days, although the force didn’t give a detailed breakdown. Scotland Yard said many of the additional officers would be assigned to hunt those involved in the riots.
Home Secretary Theresa May said Britain had entered a “faster moving and more unpredictable” era of public order policing, and promised forces would get new instructions about training riot officers and responding to trouble.
“We will make sure police have the powers they need,” she said – including wider powers to impose curfews.
The government has already floated a raft of new powers, including allowing police to order thugs to remove masks or hoods, evicting troublemakers from subsidized housing and temporarily disabling cell phone instant messaging services.
Prime Minister David Cameron has said he will consult former Los Angeles, New York and Boston Police Chief William Bratton on gang-fighting techniques.
Many senior police officers feel stung by the decision to look to the US, and by government criticism of their handling of the riots, and oppose plans to slash police budgets as part of sweeping austerity measures.

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