Police Deploy in Force to Stop U.K. Riots; Commons Recalled
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Police deployed extra forces on the streets of London to prevent a fourth night of unrest after 563 people were arrested in Britain’s worst rioting since the 1980s. Prime Minister David Cameron recalled Parliament. There was further violence tonight outside the capital.
The prime minister, speaking outside his Downing Street office in London after a meeting with ministers and security chiefs, said there will be 16,000 officers on duty in London tonight, up from 6,000 last night. Police leave was canceled and Metropolitan Police Deputy Assistant Commissioner Stephen Kavanagh said the London force was preparing for “mass disorder again tonight.” The House of Commons will meet in emergency session on Aug. 11.