Riots Aftermath in Woolwich

This morning Londoners and others around the country gathered in battered high streets to witness the devastating damage caused by unpredicted riots. Social networking sites were alive with pictures and comments of burnt out shops and cars as local people came to terms with the criminal damage inflicted on their work places and homes. In Woolwich, a part of South East London well known for high unemployment and low income families was one of the areas hit. Late at night on Monday the rioters took to the streets of Woolwich. This afternoon the center is cut off with police tape, Barclays bank and the train station have smashed windows and have closed. The corpse of a burnt out car sits near by as a monument to the events of the previous night. Buses are diverted and police stand on corners whilst members of the public ask questions and take pictures, aghast at what has struck their communities.