A police vehicle was overturned and a double-decker bus caught fire. In response, West Yorkshire Police stated it was deploying specialized public order resources to handle a severe disorder event.
We want to be really clear that individuals who are at fault will face the full force of the law.”
According to police, the unrest was “instigated by a criminal minority intent on disrupting community relations” even though no injuries have been reported as of yet.
Yvette Cooper, the home secretary, expressed her “appalled” reaction to the displays of disorder, which included what police called “pockets of it.
Social media livestream images seems to show sizable crowds of people in the streets with burning cars, including a bus.
“Throwing stones” and starting fires were some of the reactions, according to the proprietor of a restaurant in Harehills, who attributed the behavior to the placement of local youngsters in foster homes.
Pictures showed hundreds of people congregating as one fire was started in the center of the roadway.
