Leeds riots: Bus torched, police car overturned. What’s happening in the UK city? | World news

Violence erupted in Harehills in Leeds, UK, on ​​Thursday as rioters burned a bus, smashed the windows of a police car and overturned it, the BBC reported.

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The conflict in the area was primarily between a large crowd of people and the police, with debris from the fires, rocks and rubbish being thrown at several police vehicles.

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While property around Harehills was damaged, no injuries were reported. The “serious disturbance” event, as described by West Yorkshire Police, began at 5pm after officers were called to investigate a report of a disturbance involving children and agency workers on Luxor Street.

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Soon after, reports of disturbances started pouring in from various pockets of the neighborhood. Videos of a large crowd in the streets starting fires and trying to overturn a police car began circulating on social media.

Several officers were deployed to control the situation and residents were advised to stay indoors.

Police had left the area by 10:30 p.m., with only one helicopter left to scan the area, but the damage had already been done.

West Yorkshire Police also sent out a notice saying: “We would strongly discourage residents from speculating about the cause of this disturbance which we believe was instigated by a criminal minority intent on disrupting community relations.”

Home Secretary and West Yorkshire MP Yvette Cooper said she was “appalled by the shocking scene”.

Tracy Brabin, the mayor of West Yorkshire, reassured people that the disturbances had caused no bodily harm to people and urged those who took part in the riots to think again before trying to “inflame community tensions”.

The exact cause of the riots remains unknown for now.

The Guardian reported that a local restaurant owner said the chaos was related to childcare, adding that some people in the community responded by setting fire and “throwing stones”.