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In Harehills, an area in the British city of Leeds, police had to deploy en masse on Thursday afternoon. Several riots broke out in the city after two children were forcibly transferred to a shelter. According to European media in Brussels. Pictures show how, out of anger, people began throwing stones, setting off fireworks, setting fire to a double-decker bus, and running over a police car. The crowd was not dispersed until late in the evening, and there were no reports of anyone being injured. West Yorkshire Police said: “We are now searching for footage of the abuse so we can arrest those responsible.”
According to media reports, a large group of local residents in Leeds, United Kingdom, set fire to a bus and overturned a police car last night, sparking a major riot in the Harehills neighborhood in the center of the city.
Police are dealing with a "serious disturbance incident," in which several hundred local residents, some of whom were wearing masks, quarreled with police and threw stones and bricks at police vehicles.
Footage on social media showed crowds smashing the windows of a police car with a stroller, rocks and bicycles before the car flipped on its side.
According to Sky News, several rioters recorded the unrest live on Facebook Live and TikTok and a group of men were shown on video setting fire to a large double-decker bus.
According to The Guardian, the driver of the burning truck fled. There were no uniformed officers at the scene of the unrest and remained a few streets away, but a police helicopter was monitoring the situation from the sky.
According to The Telegraph, police said: “More officers have been deployed to the area to help manage this incident. Some road closures are also in place and people are advised to avoid the area at this time. No injuries have been reported and investigations are ongoing at the scene.”
the reason
A local resident, who claims to know the family of Eastern European descent involved, stated that the riot began in protest against the taking of the children and said according to The Telegraph: “I heard that the child was injured by being bitten... but it was just an incident that happened a while ago. The parents took The child was taken to the hospital for an examination. They couldn't believe it when the hospital called social services. After all this time, the social workers did not give the family a reason. They only said that it was for the best that these children had not been harmed by their parents. That's why people were angry "It was a protest."
Another resident said, according to The Telegraph, “The children were taken into care for safety reasons but we don't know what they are... I have to say that if innocent children were harmed and social services did nothing, they would be accused of not doing their jobs. So they acted and this is "The result is disgusting."
West Yorkshire Police believe the chaos was caused by a criminal minority intent on disrupting community relations and urged residents to refrain from speculating on the cause. Meanwhile, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said she was "appalled by the horrific scenes" and attacks on police vehicles and public transport.