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A cyclist makes his way through burnt out vehicles

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Burning car

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Burning vehicles

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Pc Keith Blakelock

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Police in Birmingham on Sunday night

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Youths gathered in Birmingham on Sunday

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Burnt car

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Police and youths in the Lozells Road area of Birmingham after the previous nights rioting

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Firefighters battle a fire in Aulnay-sous-Bois, near Paris on 4 November 2005

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Burnt-out car in Paris after the eighth consecutive night of rioting

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Remains of burnt buses

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  • French riots 'need time to solve' (4/11/2005, 16:35)
    The French interior minister says it will take time to resolve problems behind eight nights of rioting around Paris.
  • French PM opens dialogue on riots (4/11/2005, 21:05)
    The French prime minister meets young people from areas hit by rioting, as part of efforts to solve the crisis.
A bus burns in the Le Mirail district of Toulouse

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  • French plan curfews to stop riots (8/11/2005, 00:00)
    Local authorities in France are to get powers to impose curfews to curb the unrest, says the Prime Minister.
  • French plan curfews to stop riots (8/11/2005, 07:10)
    French officials are to be given powers to impose local curfews to curb rioting, as unrest recedes around Paris.
  • Curfew plan to end French riots (8/11/2005, 07:15)
    French officials are to be given powers to impose local curfews to curb rioting, as unrest recedes around Paris.
Firefighters tackle a blaze

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Firefighters tackle a blaze

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Rioters in Toulouse

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Police watch over Armistice Day commemorations

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French police check the ID of passers-by on the Champs Elysees in Paris

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French police check the ID of passers-by on the Champs Elysees in Paris

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Youth looks at riot police in Lyon city centre

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Youth looks at riot police in Lyon city centre

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French President Jacques Chirac

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  • Chirac in new pledge to end riots (14/11/2005, 20:20)
    The French leader vows to create new opportunities for young people, saying France faces "a crisis of identity".
French firemen on duty in Toulouse, 10 November

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  • Chirac in new pledge to end riots (14/11/2005, 20:55)
    The French leader vows to create new opportunities for young people, saying France faces "a crisis of identity".
Anti-violence placards at the Champ de Mars Peace Monument in Paris, France

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  • Chirac in new pledge to end riots (14/11/2005, 22:55)
    The French leader vows to create new opportunities for young people, saying France faces "a crisis of identity".

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Smoke billows from the Danish mission as protesters gather outside

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Protests in Kabul

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  • UK troops rushed to Afghan riot (7/2/2006, 13:10)
    British reinforcements are sent to an Afghan town after riots over cartoons satirising the Prophet Muhammad.
British troops in Afghanistan

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  • UK troops rushed to Afghan riot (7/2/2006, 13:30)
    British reinforcements are sent to an Afghan town after riots over cartoons satirising the Prophet Muhammad.
French police during riots in Paris in November 2005

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Pul-e-Charkhi prison near Kabul

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  • Afghan prisoners seize jail wing (26/2/2006, 08:40)
    Prisoners take control of part of a notorious Kabul high-security jail in riots that reportedly leave four dead.
Afghan army soldier stands guard outside the Pul-e-Charkhi prison

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  • Afghan prisoners seize jail wing (26/2/2006, 12:45)
    Prisoners take control of part of a notorious Kabul high-security jail in riots that reportedly leave four dead.
French riot police officers run past a burning car in Paris

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Afzal Khan and Waqar Ahmed

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  • Three guilty of riot night murder (22/5/2006, 15:50)
    Three Asian men are jailed for life for the murder of a black IT worker during race riots in Birmingham last year.
Afzal Khan and Waqar Ahmed

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An Oldham street burns during the 2001 riots

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Afghans throw stones at US vehicle

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Bradford race riots

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Protestors outside state TV HQ in Budapest

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Protestors outside state TV HQ in Budapest

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  • Riots over Hungarian PM's 'lies' (19/9/2006, 09:05)
    Violent anti-government protests hit Budapest after the prime minister admits his party lied to win an election.
Muslim woman with veil

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  • Warning over UK race riot danger (22/10/2006, 08:35)
    The polarised debate over Muslim veils could spark race riots, the UK race relations watchdog head warns.
  • Warning over UK race riot danger (22/10/2006, 08:55)
    The polarised debate over Muslim veils could spark race riots, the head of the UK race relations watchdog warns.
A woman with her face covered

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  • Warning over UK race riot danger (22/10/2006, 11:00)
    The polarised debate over Muslim veils could spark race riots, the head of the UK race relations watchdog warns.
Muslim woman with veil

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  • Warning over UK race riot danger (22/10/2006, 16:15)
    The polarised debate over Muslim veils could spark race riots, the head of the UK race relations watchdog warns.
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Policemen carry the coffin of the policeman Filippo Raciti

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Police clash with protesters in Estonia

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  • Fresh clashes over Estonia statue (28/4/2007, 07:45)
    More than 300 people are held after riots in Estonia's capital Tallinn over the removal of a Red Army war memorial.
Exploding flares in central Tallinn

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  • Fresh clashes over Estonia statue (28/4/2007, 08:25)
    More than 300 people are held after riots in Estonia's capital Tallinn over the removal of a Red Army war memorial.