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City under siege By Abdul Turay Published Postimees 11 August 2011 Croydon High Street this morning looked like a war zone. I could see smoke pouring from buildings on the main street. Places I know well were burning to the ground. Police had sectioned of the main street. The helicopters, the one s with the cameras on, whirred overhead. Debris strewed the streets, people walked around dazed and shocked, not quite sure what to do. Then is started up again. By noon Croydon was starting to look dangerous. Crowds of youths were beginning to gather. So I went home, only to find the high street near to where I live was shut down. There are reports of crowds beginning to gather there too. I can hear the wail of police sirens as I am typing this. There is no simple explanation as to why this is happening. The truth is nobody knows why it is happening. Some commentators have pegged the rioting on the usual suspects of inner city social deprivation and government cuts. This