1. I said the rioting was criminal. 2. It does mean that the campus was generally dry and that large-scale drunken rioting was unheard of. 3. The rioting Saturday was less widespread, but at times the mobs of looters were so large that soldiers could only stand by and watch. 4. There was no rioting in the streets of Kansas City that night, only the embarrassment of the debacle that occurred between the two sidelines. 5. While the rioting has so far been sporadic, there are fears that it could worsen this summer as food shortages grow more severe and layoffs affect more people. 6. Prime Minister Tony Blair said Monday did not believe the rioting was indicative of widespread racial problems in Britain. 7. Although there was no rioting reported today, police clamped down with a noon-to-midnight curfew, just six hours after an earlier curfew was lifted. 8. However, there was sporadic rioting in Londonderry overnight. 9. Police in Sampang and Pamekasan, both on Madura island in East Java confirmed a more than twofold increase but said there was no rioting in the areas. 10. Prime Minister Tony Blair, out on the campaign trail in northeast England, said he did not believe the rioting was indicative of widespread racial problems in Britain. |