Policeman killed in riot

Policeman killed in riot: It was an absolute normal day in Tottenham, North London. Until a Policeman died in hospital from a knife wound in the neck last night after four hours of rioting in Tottenham north London turned into the ugliest episode so far in Britain’s recent wave of racial disorder. A spokesman for North Middlesex Hospital announced the death, which is in the borough. Scotland Yard confirmed it 45 minutes later. It followed the use of shotguns against police and bystanders, as well as stones, petrol bombs, machetes, and a hurled Stanley knife. And here is the story