LONDON, England – British police have arrested over 160 people after a weekend of rioting and looting across London.
London police said Monday that groups of young people looted shops in some parts of London, attacked police officers and set fire to vehicles. Around 35 police officers were injured. Police commander Christine Jones says officers are "shocked at the outrageous level of violence directed against them."
The violence erupted in the north London suburb of Tottenham on Saturday night amid community anger over a fatal police shooting. Police said "copycat" violence spread to other parts of London on Sunday night and early Monday, including the main shopping district at Oxford Circus.
