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Riots continue in London

Report

For a second night running some areas of London have seen sporadic¹ rioting, burnt-out cars; smashed windows and looters on what would otherwise be normal shopping streets.

Over a hundred people were arrested on Sunday evening and three police officers are in hospital. Most attention is still focused on Tottenham where the worst rioting took place on Saturday night.

The trouble in this part of north London started after a young black man was shot dead by police last week. There's now an Independent Police Complaints Commission inquiry² into that incident. But Tottenham is also one of the poorest areas of London with a history of racial tension. Today some members of the black community are pointing to other factors - including the worry that there aren't enough opportunities for the young.

But others feel there can be no attempts to explain away what happened. Kit³ Malthouse is London's Deputy Mayor with responsibility for policing:

"We have to be careful in the media and in politics not to create this atmosphere of excuse for what has happened. This is awful, disgusting criminality and it needs to be driven out by communities, by the police. Those perpetrators need to be brought to justice and they will be over the weeks to come."

It is, of course, just a year to go before the Olympics come to London. As the countdown begins all eyes are on the capital. But incidents like this couldn't be more different from the images of a confident, harmonious⁴ city in the promotional videos.

Naomi Grimley, BBC News

1 sporadic   

adj.偶尔发生的 [反]regular；分散的

参考例句：

• The sound of sporadic shooting could still be heard.仍能听见零星的枪声。
• You know this better than I.I received only sporadic news about it.你们比我更清楚，而我听到的只是零星消息。

2 inquiry   

n.打听，询问，调查，查问

参考例句：

• Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
• The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。

3 kit   

n.用具包，成套工具；随身携带物

参考例句：

• The kit consisted of about twenty cosmetic items.整套工具包括大约20种化妆用品。
• The captain wants to inspect your kit.船长想检查你的行装。

4 harmonious   

adj.和睦的，调和的，和谐的，协调的

参考例句：

• Their harmonious relationship resulted in part from their similar goals.他们关系融洽的部分原因是他们有着相似的目标。
• The room was painted in harmonious colors.房间油漆得色彩调和。