London Riots: Sky, ITN and CNN Reporters Attacked
Guardian, August 9, 2011
By Josh Halliday and Mark Sweeney
Journalists and photographers came under attack on Monday as London faced its third consecutive day of violent riots in the capital. Reporters from the BBC and Sky News were forced to retreat from London Road in Croydon after their vehicles had their windows smashed by rioters. CNN reporter Dan Rivers and his cameraman were caught between rioters and a police line in Peckham.
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