Police car trashed by Enfield Town rioters
A POLICE car has been attacked in Enfield Town amid clashes between rioters and police.
The vehicle in Church Street was pelted with bricks, while police have confirmed that two shops were targeted by gangs of people with hoods and scarves covering their face.
Rumours that riots in Tottenham last night were due to spread to Enfield were spread across social networking sites earlier this afternoon, but riot police were lined up outside Enfield Town station carrying out stop-and-searches on those arriving.
Trouble flared at around 6.30pm, before police pushed back the group past the Tesco store in Southbury Road.
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