2024 Harehills riot

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On 18 July 2024, a riot took place in the Harehills area of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The incident was triggered by a dispute over four children of a Romani family being taken into care by social services and police. The situation escalated as residents, angry and filming the police, gathered, forcing the police to retreat. The unrest involved violent confrontations between local residents and police officers, resulting in the overturning of a police car, the torching of a double-decker bus, a bonfire of debris blocking a main road and widespread disorder in the streets. It was widely claimed on social media that the agitators were of Muslim background, predominantly from the Pakistani community that lives in the area, but reliable sources point out that the incident originated in the Romani community and the rioters came from a variety of backgrounds, including those of Pakistani origin. The first arrests followed within days of the riot, and the first prison sentences for those...

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