Clapham Junction 'like a war zone amid anarchy

1,000 youths besieged Clapham Junction, south London, as they ransacked high street stores with no sign of police who appeared powerless to stop destruction.
For more than two hours, the youths, some as young as 14 and many female, destroyed buildings as they rioted throughout one of the capital's bustling shopping districts.
Witnesses reported police were "completely outnumbered" as they tried to barricade the rioters inside St Johns Rd.
Astonishing footage emerged of hundreds of masked looters running through the streets unchecked, breaking into shops such as Debenhams and stealing thousands of pounds worth of goods.
Not one business was spared, as row after row of shop fronts were destroyed along Lavander Hill, St John's Road and St John's Hill.