<p>Police in riot gear were deployed to Stamford Hill in north London in the early hours of June 21, following reports of clashes between youths armed with knives and machetes.</p><p>A Jewish community watch group tweeted around midnight</a> that youths with “lots of machetes and swords” had been sighted, and that police had dispersed the crowds and seized numerous weapons</a> about two hours later. A witness tweeted</a> that at least one car had been attacked by people armed with hammers and baseball bats.</p><p>According to reports from the Daily Express</a> and Daily Mirror</a>, the clashes erupted during an “illegal rave”.</p><p>This footage shows riot police on the scene. Credit: Twitter/Samir Jeraj via Storyful</p><br />
