In the country's largest cities there has been rioting and looting.

在这个国家的大城市里一直都有暴乱和抢劫事件发生。

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Police in London are lining up a huge police operation for the Notting Hill Carnival in the wake of the rioting and looting that hit the city earlier this month.

本月早些时候，伦敦发生了骚乱和抢劫事件，目前伦敦警方正在为诺丁山狂欢节组织大规模警力。

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London (CNN) — Heavy policing has brought calm to London after several days of rioting and looting, but trouble has continued to spread to other cities around the country.

伦敦(CNN)——经过数天的骚乱和抢劫后，警方的重拳出击终于使伦敦平静下来。但是，骚乱仍然在不断地蔓延到英国的其他城市。

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In total, 1, 685 people have been arrested and 985 charged following the three days of rioting and looting in London.

BBC: London riots: Man arrested after two officers hit by car

Mr Blair said that, in relation to the rioting and looting, it was essential that the police felt they had the backing of the government.

BBC: Riots: Tony Blair warning over 'disaffected youth'

For opportunistic folks who used social media tools to find and jump into recent rioting and looting in London, those same tools could be used to nab them soon enough.

FORBES: Londoners Use Facebook, Tumblr, Flickr To 'Catch Rioters'