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, Updated 16 Mar 2021, 17:22 GMT
Police stand amidst rioting in Tottenham, London, in 2011. Civil unrest was spurred by the death of Mark Duggan, who was shot dead by police in an incident that attracted considerable public criticism. The unrest spread to other English cities, and spurred looting.
Photograph by Sebastian Remme / Alamy
FOLLOWING the Premiership win of Scottish football team Rangers FC on 6 March, hundreds of supporters gathered outside the Ibrox Stadium and across the city in celebration. Packed together, climbing on each other’s shoulders and letting off flares, though celebratory in nature the gathering was against the law – breaking lockdown rules and violating social distancing protocols. 28 arrests were made across the city for disorder offences, and the resulting headlines placed fans of the club, the club itself, the Scottish government and the police into a complication of conflict. Police claimed the club didn’t do enough to dissuade the crowds �