I wonder what people in Ireland think of the North American St. Patrick's Day........
LONDON, ONT.— Disgust and extreme disapproval were running high in London, Ont., Sunday after an intoxicated crowd of St. Patrick's Day revellers spent the previous night fuelling a huge street fire and attacking authorities who tried to intervene.
A five-hour-long riot broke out on Fleming Dr., near Fanshawe College, as hundreds of revellers, fuelled by a sun-filled day of drinking, set objects on fire and attacked police and fire department crews as they arrived on the scene.
“It started with several parties in this neighbourhood. At one point, about 10 p.m., we got reports of a couple different fires in the neighbourhood,” London Police Service Insp. Chris Newton explained.
A couch and small bush were the first objects to be ignited. By 11 p.m., police declared the gathering as an unlawful assembly. ..............(more)
The complete piece is at: http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/1148175--st-patrick-s-day-party-mob-burns-car-battles-police-in-london-ont?bn=1
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