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Pictures: Third night of London riots

Firefighters battle a fire that broke out in Croydon, south London

Riots have spread to other parts of London on the third day of violence to hit the capital. Buildings have been set on fire and shops have been looted.

A Sony warehouse in Enfield, north London, has been burning.

A Sony warehouse in Enfield, north London, has been burning. The riots have also spread to other cities in England - including Liverpool, Bristol, Manchester and Birmingham.

Riot police face a mob in Hackney, north London

Monday night's riots began in Hackney, east London, when a man was stopped and searched by police but nothing was found.

Police in full riot gear run down a shopping street in Peckham, London

An extra 1,700 police officers were on the streets of London to try and stop the trouble.

Damage caused by looters on Clapham High Street, south London

Despite police calling for people to stay in their homes, some ventured out to the affected areas to take in the damage.

This man photographs a pawn shop that's been ransacked by looters in Clapham, south London

This man photographs a pawn shop that's been ransacked by looters.

Local residents flee Clarence Road in Hackney after a third night of riots in London

Roads were cordoned off and some families have fled their homes. Eyewitnesses say people have been terrified by the violence that has broken out on their doorsteps.

The burnt out shell of a furniture store in Croydon, south London

This furniture store in Croydon, south London, has been destroyed by fire. The family-run business had been going for more than 100 years.