Who are the rioters?
This Is Why
Sky News
4.0 • 552 Ratings
🗓️ 6 August 2024
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Summary
The former head of counter-terrorism policing, Neil Basu, says some violence has "crossed the line into terrorism" - as courts sit for extended hours to speed up convictions.
On the Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson speaks to our crime correspondent Martin Brunt about how officers are coping with the challenge of policing the violence, and heads to Liverpool where our home affairs reporter Henry Vaughan has been in court with some of those accused of rioting.
Producer: Rosie Gillott
Editor: Philly Beaumont
Promotion producer: David Chipakupaku
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| 1:04.8 | It's been more than a week and counting since three girls were killed at a Taylor Swift themed dance class in Southport. |
| 1:12.7 | Since then, mosques have been targeted, shops have been looted, hotels have been invaded, |
| 1:19.0 | police officers have been assaulted, a week of riots and public disorder. |
| 1:24.3 | Can the police cope? And who exactly are those bringing this violence to our streets? |
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