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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Matthew Weaver

Parents told to ‘take responsibility’ after two days of social media-fuelled London disorder

Police officers walking down a high street.
Police officers patrolling Clapham on Tuesday. The Met has imposed a section 35 dispersal order on Clapham High Street and Clapham Common. Photograph: Anna Watson/Alamy Live News/Alamy Live News

Police have urged parents to “take responsibility” after scenes of widespread disorder in Clapham, south-west London, on Saturday and Tuesday. Officers said the incidents were caused by a social media trend for swarming the streets.

Six teenage girls have been arrested so far, and the Metropolitan police said there would be more arrests in the coming days as officers reviewed CCTV and body-worn camera footage of the disorder. It urged parents not to allow their children to take part in similar events over the Easter weekend.

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