Rioters attack police on Cardiff estate after fatal e-scooter crash

Up to 150 thugs - many in balaclavas - torched and smashed cars and hurled paving slabs and fireworks at police in Cardiff overnight after two teenagers on an e-scooter died in a crash amid false social media rumours of a police chase, it was revealed today. The violence broke out after the fatal crash on Snowden Road in the deprived suburb of Ely at around 6pm last night with riot officers sent in to quell the riot and make arrests. Dog teams were also on the scene after numerous 999 calls from terrified locals, some of whom had their vehicles torched. Alun Michael, Labour’s Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales, said that two young people died after a road crash - and then false rumours spread of police involvement. South Wales Police said that the crash ’had already occurred when officers arrived’. One senior officer at the scene said a member of the public was attacked because rioters thought they were an undercover police officer. #UKnews #Wales #cardiff #police Original Article: Original Video: Daily Mail Homepage: Daily Mail Facebook: Daily Mail IG: Daily Mail Snap: Daily Mail Twitter: Daily Mail Pinterest: Get the free Daily Mail mobile app: