rioter


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troublemaker who participates in a violent disturbance of the peace

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POLICE officers engaged in "hand-to-hand combat" with rioters as they tried to save PC Keith Blakelock, a court heard yesterday.
TWISTED Z TRIUMPH Rioter celebrates as part of German embassy burns STRUGGLE Z Police take on protesters outside Khartoum's Grand Mosque MOB RAGE 3 At embassy compound in Khartoum
RIYADH: A patrolling security officer and an alleged rioter were killed in a shootout in Qatif last night.
features@people.co.uk Wonderland: My Child The Rioter, BBC2 9pm Tuesday
"When asked why he rioted, one rioter responded simply 'greed'."
In reality, the average black rioter was married and a long-time resident of Detroit; an astonishing 96 percent were employed.
A POLICEMAN has described being attacked with a metal rod by an alleged rioter who was attempting to evade arrest.
In a statement to Saudi Press Agency (SPA), he said that one rioter succumbed to his wounds before reaching the hospital.
The action to trace and prosecute every rioter has overtaken the 7/7 bombings as the Met's biggest investigation.
A mob of Arab rioters on Wednesday night attacked police forces during an operation in the Arab neighborhood of Issawiya in eastern Jerusalem.
After several poor performances by riot police, and hundreds of millions of Euros in damage by rioters, France has toughened up legislation to allow police to react more quickly to gatherings of groups of rioters, which will be immediately disrupted by police squads.
"We're also aware there may be an upcoming walkout and recognize some Rioters are not feeling heard," said Riot's chief diversity officer Angela Roseboro, in a copy of the message on the company's private Slack obtained by Waypoint.
The Hindu rioters were resorted to arson and ransacking of the property of Muslims.
This is probably because they (the rioters) do not understand our work.