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Until August 8, Peckham was a south London district known for bustling African beauty salons, Asian markets and as the setting of a 1980s British sitcom. Then violence struck. Read more »
English Violence Brings Terror to African Migrants, August 2011
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Photo 1 of 5Credit: Jeff Kuntz/RNWNigerian-born Tony Bello points to where the violence began near his shop in Peckham, South London.
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Photo 2 of 5Credit: Jeff Kuntz/RNWTony Bello watched youths break open the front door of this shop, then enter and smash the till. -
Photo 3 of 5Credit: Jeff Kuntz/RNWThen looters set a lingerie shop on fire. These are the remains. -
Photo 4 of 5Credit: Jeff Kuntz/RNWPeckham residents gather around a community message board following the riots. -
Photo 5 of 5Credit: Jeff Kuntz/RNW"Love Peckham," "Peace in Peckham" and "Stop and Think" declare residents after the violence.
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