The rioters continued to throw missiles and set cars alight into the early hours on Tuesday. 'We would like to thank the public for their support and appeal to anyone with information or video footage to come forward and provide that to us.' We shall be maintaining an enhanced police presence throughout the week and into the weekend. 'Arrests have already been made in connection with the disorder and more will follow. 'Our focus now is to fully investigate the circumstances of the collision and the appalling scenes that followed. 'The level of violence towards emergency services and the damage to property and vehicles was totally unacceptable. We received a large number of calls from residents who were understandably frightened by the actions of this large group who were intent on causing crime and disorder. 'These are scenes we do not expect to see in our communities, particularly a close-knit community such as Ely. He said: 'First and foremost our thoughts are with families of the two boys who have died following the collision in Ely and with those affected by the disorder which followed. Mr Michael told the BBC on Tuesday that investigations were under way to establish what caused the violence to unfold, but that early indications suggested false rumours of a police chase in the fatal accident may have played a part.Īssistant chief constable Mark Travis said arrests had already been made after 'totally unacceptable' level of violence towards officers. One victim has been named locally as Kyrees Sullivan, while the other is believed to be Harvey Evans. South Wales Police confirmed two teenagers died in a crash at around 6pm in Snowden Road and the collision had already occurred when officers arrived. The windscreen of at least one service vehicle was smashed. A riot in Cardiff may have been sparked by rumours that two teenagers who were killed in a crash were being chased by police.Īlun Michael, the Police and Crime Commissioner in South Wales, said a fatal road accident involving an off-road bike or scooter appeared to have triggered widespread disorder in the Welsh capital on Monday night.Īround a dozen police officers were injured during the disturbance during which saw Molotov cocktails hurled and cars torched on the street in Ely.

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