“Large-scale disorder” broke out overnight in Cardiff following a crash in which two teenage boys were killed, police said on Tuesday.
Several vehicles were set alight, property was damaged, and police officers were injured as a result of the violence.
Police say the riot appeared to have been caused by rumours that the deaths were caused by a police chase.
A car was set alight during a riot on Highmead Road, Ely, Cardiff, on May 23, 2023. (Bronwen Weatherby/PA Media)
Scenes being livestreamed on YouTube showed young people throwing fireworks and other missiles at a line of police officers with riot shields who were blocking one end of the street….