City at boiling point

London's riots did not break out accidentally.

In the wake of the riots, which have included looting, arson attacks, burglary and robbery, the chaos has spread to Birmingham, Bristol, Liverpool and Nottingham. A 26-year-old man died after being shot on Monday night in London, the first death claimed by the riots.

The rioting is the worst in the United Kingdom since the 1980s. It began on Saturday when an initially peaceful protest against the fatal shooting by police of 29-year-old Mark Duggan in London's Tottenham neighborhood turned violent.