Sentence examples for riots from inspiring English sources

After Buhari lost to Jonathan in 2011, 800 people died and 65,000 were forced from their homes by riots in the north.

The UVF in east Belfast has been behind much of the street riots connected to the union flag dispute at Belfast city hall.

A special motion condemning the riots and supporting those on the sharp end of seven days of disorder was backed across the Stormont assembly floor.

In light of all the gun violence we have seen in recent months, I have come to believe that in the very worst scenario – the US becoming a dystopian dictatorship with food riots, total censorship, zombies and Sarah Palin – it is the latter that has a better chance of saving my life and less likelihood of getting me killed.

Iranian media affiliated to the Islamic regime have been accused of using library images from different times and locations in Britain and other parts of the world to portray the UK riots as "the uprising of the oppressed against the British monarchy".

Following the summer's riots, they may have had better things to do than leaf through photographs of Lib Dem activists to make sure their mouths are closed.

He added that the programmes featured actors talking about the "adrenaline rush" experienced during the riots, taking revenge against police and bricks being thrown at cars – all issues raised during the trial.

If we are looking for social context to the recent riots, we have to dig deeper.

But the prime minister's ability to relax can cause problems, such as when last year's riots intruded upon his summer holiday in Tuscany and he was slow to realise the enormity of the situation.

More recently, an influx of Slovakian Romas has seen the area characterised as a boiling pot, ripe for Oldham-style riots.

No place was worst affected than Athens, from where televised images of riots, tear gas and burning buildings were shown around the world.