"The BBC just reported that tonight a police station was briefly taken over, a car showroom was set on fire, two schools were damaged, and police vans were stoned, had gasoline thrown at them and had to retreat."
Any charactarization on how large the crowds of rioters are? Hundreds, thousands?
"Roving gangs." I didn't get the sense it was like Watts in 1965, but the rioters were basically able to throw Molotov cocktails at cops, assault buildings and then move on at will.