Last updated at 10:23 AM on 9th August 2011
As police lost control of the streets of London last night, locals were forced to take the law into their own hands to protect their homes and businesses.
In Dalston and Hackney, north-east London, shopkeepers and their families fought back against looting youths and forced them from the streets. As surrounding areas were pillaged members of the town's large Turkish community stood firm outside their homes and businesses.
One man said: 'This is Turkish Kurdish area. They come to our shops and we fight them with sticks.'
Vigilantes: Mobs of Turkish men throng the streets in Dalston, where they chased away rioters intent on looting shops and businesses
Taking over the streets: A large crowd gathered in this street in Hackney, east London, before clashing with the police
Destruction: A group of looters flee from clothes store Blue Inc in Peckham after stealing clothes
On Shacklewell Lane, where a single-deck bus was burned out, stick-wielding shopkeepers stood defiant in the street after chasing away a gang of youngsters intent on destruction.
One, who would not give his name, said: 'We beat up four of them quite badly and they ran off.' Another said: 'This is not justice, coming here and trying to attack us.'
In testament to the men's bravery, several businesses on the street remained open as usual, unlike other areas where shopkeepers had heeded police advice to shut their doors early.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2023932/London-riots-Powerless-police-let-mob-seize-streets-loot-start-fires-violence-spreads.html#ixzz1UWcdwHSr
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