Latest from London: Riot scene being described by news accounts and Twitter feeds across the net.. Being called a war zone, 26 police officers have been hurt..

Dozens have been arrested in the violence..

The riots are taking place in the economically deprived Tottenham area. Police cars are being set of fire, buildings and buses are being torched..

It all began when Mark Duggan, 29, father of four, was killed in what is being described as an ‘apparent’ exchange of gunfire..

Developing story that the world is watching..