UK: Chaos in Leeds as angry rioters torch bus, overturn police car | World news

A massive riot took place in Leeds, UK, where an angry mob set fire to a double-decker bus, smashed windows and overturned a police car.

Fire burns during the Harehills riots, Leeds, UK. (Image credit: Reuters)

Leeds: Eyewitness footage captured on Thursday (July 18) showed a massive riot in the northern English city. Leedswhere an angry mob set fire to a double-decker bus, smashed windows and overturned a police car.

Chaos broke out in Harehills, about 1 mile (1.6 km) northeast of Leeds downtown. In one clip, a heavy police presence could be seen, but the officers appeared to be outnumbered by a large crowd of protesters. Another clip showed people throwing various objects at a police car, including what appeared to be a scooter.

“We would strongly discourage residents from speculating as to the cause of this disturbance which we believe was instigated by a criminal minority intent on disrupting community relations,” the police department said in an update posted Friday (July 19). West Yorkshire.

Reuters was able to independently verify the location, with the road layout, commercial signs and building outline matching street view images of the area. Reuters was able to independently verify the date with the original file’s metadata.