Riots Spread In London, Questions Raised Over Security Of 2012 Olympics

The British capital continued to smoulder under a series of 'copycat' riots that engulfed the city for a second day, with looting and arson reported in new areas, just miles from the site of next year's Olympic Games, prompting authorities to arrest as many as 160 people.

Groups of masked youth looted shops, attacked police officers and set fire to vehicles in raging violence, sparked by the killing of a youth in police shooting in Tottenham, raising questions over security of the 2012 Games.

London police launched a massive investigation into what they described as 'copycat criminal' violence, as home secretary Theresa May rushed back from her summer holiday.

She warned that those responsible "will be made to face the consequences of their actions".

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