Manchester rioters set shop ablaze

Rioters have set fire to a Miss Selfridge shop on Market Street in Manchester city centre this evening.

Tue, 09 Aug, 2011 - 20:47

Rioters have set fire to a Miss Selfridge shop on Market Street in Manchester city centre this evening.

Hundreds of youths ran down the street smashing the windows on another clothes store, while dozens tried to force the door of the Arndale shopping centre.

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