16,000 police officers to be deployed in London today, says PM

Wood Green Shopping City, where rioters looted shops on over the weekend

Prime Minister David Cameron has said that the number of police on the streets tonight will be upped to 16,000, compared to the 6,000 officers deployed last night, in anticipation of more rioting across London today.

 

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