Fireworks were reportedly launched at a police station and police van as cars were set alight and large groups of youths were 'joyriding' around in a day of chaos and disorder in Salford.
It is understood that members of the public first called emergency services with a number of reports of public disorder and antisocial behaviour in the Pendleton area on Tuesday morning (July 11).
Throughout the day, primarily in the Pendleton area, there were reports of 'around 20 to 30 people' on unauthorised motorbikes and groups of males wearing balaclavas.
