LONDON - New unrest erupted on north London's streets late Sunday, a day after rioting and looting in a deprived area arose amid community anger over a fatal police shooting.
Police deployed extra officers to prevent a repeat of Saturday's violence in north London's Tottenham area, which appeared to be quiet Sunday night.
But disturbances broke out in Enfield, about 5 miles north of Tottenham. TV footage showed riot and mounted police patrolling the streets, and there also were images of smashed shop windows.
A peaceful protest against the killing of a 29-year-old man in Tottenham degenerated into a Saturday night rampage, with rioters torching a double-decker bus, destroying patrol cars and trashing a mall in the nearby Wood Green district.
In Enfield, there were reports that a police car was vandalized, and Sky News television reported that several hundred young people were on the streets causing trouble, with footage showing a looted pharmacy.
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"We do have extra resources out tonight on duty across the capital," police Commander Christine Jones said. "We are carefully monitoring any intelligence and ensuring we have our resources in the right places."
In Saturday's violence, several buildings were set ablaze. TV footage showed the double-decker bus in a fireball and mounted police charging through the streets trying to restore order. Police said 26 officers received injuries, most if not all apparently minor, and made 55 arrests, including four Sunday. The majority of the arrests were for burglary.
London's Fire Department said it dealt with 49 "primary" fires in Tottenham. No firefighters were injured.
The protest against the death of Mark Duggan, a father of four who was gunned down in disputed circumstances Thursday, was initially peaceful. But it got ugly as 300 to 500 people gathered around Tottenham's police station. While some protesters filled bottles with gasoline to throw at police lines, others confronted officers with baseball bats and bars and attempted to storm the station.
