Riots were not about politics or protest: British PM

AFP , Thursday 11 Aug 2011

British PM David Cameron says riots motivated by theft

The riots which tore through London and other major English cities for four days had nothing to do with politics or protest but were motivated by theft, British Prime Minister David Cameron said Thursday.

The rioting was "not about politics or protest, it is about theft", Cameron told parliament after lawmakers were recalled from their summer recess to debate the worst looting and violence for decades.

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