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Fri, 08/12/2011 - 13:16
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Turkish jewellery shop first to get looted in Tottenham
LONDON (A.A) - August 12, 2011 - A London jewellery shop owned by a Turk was the first to get looted during rioting in Tottenham area, the shop owner said as the damage the looters caused was extensive with an estimated loss of at least 80 thousand British pounds.
"My shop was the first that got attacked. Looters also tried to burn it down," Cetin Erbil, owner the Erbiller Jewellery on Tottenham High, told the Anadolu Agency on Friday.
"A group of 10 to 15 looters tried to bring down the shutters, breaking down vaults and cabinets. British police have been a total disappointment for me. I could not believe my eyes when I see the police standing right there doing nothing but to watch the looters going in and out. Who would have thought police would do nothing to stop the looters?" Erbil said.
Erbil said he owned another jewellery shop in Hackney, adding he was concerned that it might get attacked, too.
"I do not open my shop in Hackney. We are trying to guard it on our own with my nephews. What if they come back, say, 10 days from now when police reinforcements leave. They attacked last year in broad daylight," Erbil said.
Around 300 thousand Turks live and work in London's Tottenham, Hackney and Haringey areas.
London is trying to get back to normal after week-long rioting, looting. Work machines and trucks are in a hasty effort in London's Tottenham High to remove the debris from burnt down buildings after rioting, looting and arson that traumatized the British capital for a week.
Large numbers of police officers are still patrolling the area sealing off damaged buildings as shops and restaurants that escaped the attacks unharmed are open.
Police have detained so far over 1,000 people in London alone and 1,500 nation-wide, and 500 people have been arrested by courts. The defendants include children of 11 and 16.
The incidents erupted on Saturday night following a demonstration over the shooting of 29 year-old Mark Duggan, who was killed after what was reported to be an exchange of gunfire with police last Thursday.
"My shop was the first that got attacked. Looters also tried to burn it down," Cetin Erbil, owner the Erbiller Jewellery on Tottenham High, told the Anadolu Agency on Friday.
"A group of 10 to 15 looters tried to bring down the shutters, breaking down vaults and cabinets. British police have been a total disappointment for me. I could not believe my eyes when I see the police standing right there doing nothing but to watch the looters going in and out. Who would have thought police would do nothing to stop the looters?" Erbil said.
Erbil said he owned another jewellery shop in Hackney, adding he was concerned that it might get attacked, too.
"I do not open my shop in Hackney. We are trying to guard it on our own with my nephews. What if they come back, say, 10 days from now when police reinforcements leave. They attacked last year in broad daylight," Erbil said.
Around 300 thousand Turks live and work in London's Tottenham, Hackney and Haringey areas.
London is trying to get back to normal after week-long rioting, looting. Work machines and trucks are in a hasty effort in London's Tottenham High to remove the debris from burnt down buildings after rioting, looting and arson that traumatized the British capital for a week.
Large numbers of police officers are still patrolling the area sealing off damaged buildings as shops and restaurants that escaped the attacks unharmed are open.
Police have detained so far over 1,000 people in London alone and 1,500 nation-wide, and 500 people have been arrested by courts. The defendants include children of 11 and 16.
The incidents erupted on Saturday night following a demonstration over the shooting of 29 year-old Mark Duggan, who was killed after what was reported to be an exchange of gunfire with police last Thursday.
