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Violent riots in one of London’s poorest districts have left nine people hospitalized, eight of them police officers.

Saturday night authorities battled to get the area of Tottenham under control as hundreds of protesters reportedly pelted police with things like fireworks, petrol bombs, and glass bottles. (Video: ITN)

“The riots in response to the shooting of -- the police shooting -- of a 29-year-old father of four earlier that week. The incident is being investigated.” (Fox News)

The riot is being called one of the worst in London’s history. CNN spoke to a journalist on the scene, who calls it -- “absolute chaos.”

RICHARD PALLOW, JOURNALIST:“We have police cars torched, I seen one alight again about twenty minutes ago. A very iconic London double-decker red bus burning on the middle of the high street. Shops on fire, I’ve seen a residential house on fire. At one stage I believe there were some people were trapped in there. …Protesters have looted many shops and they’re still causing widespread destruction.”

Analysts say while the riot was shocking, its location was not.

The Washington Post reports -- this particular area has seen rioting for similar reasons before.

“Tottenham, a poor pocket of the city far from central London’s famous landmarks, has a history of troubled relations with police that both community leaders and Scotland Yard have strived to overcome in recent decades. In 1985, the community erupted into violence in the Broadwater Farm riots after the death of a 49-year-old woman from a heart attack after police burst into her home.”

A writer for The Huffington Post says -- it’s a telling sign that the youth of Tottenham -- which has a large population of African-Caribbeans -- are still angry.

She argues -- until police do a better job of investigating deaths as demanded by the community, they will continue to see problems.

“We can't use words and phrases like 'disenfranchised' and 'most deprived ward in the country' without reflecting on what it means. People may ask: why would anyone burn their own community down? It is tantamount to self-harm. The bottom line the youths do not feel a part of the community. There is still very much an 'us' and 'them' mentality.”

London officials have also come under criticism for the incident -- with many asking how what started as a peaceful protest devolved to rioting before police could get it under control. (Video: BBC)

In response to that criticism, a deputy mayor for policing in London argues -- police handled quote- “the cards they were dealt very well.”

"Nobody predicted the level of violence, arson and looting that was going to take place... The critical thing is ... were we able to mobilise forces fast enough to deal with what did arise? We did get a significant number of officers out there to deal with it in good time." (The Guardian)

London police say the majority of rioters were dispersed by Sunday morning, but warned quote- “pockets of criminality” were still in the area.

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