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The 2001 Oldham riots were a short but intense period of violent rioting which occurred in Oldham, a town in Greater Manchester, England, in May 2001. They were the worst ethnically-motivated riots in the United Kingdom since 1985, briefly eclipsing the sectarian violence seen in Northern Ireland.〔("The Ritchie Report" ) Oldhamir.org.uk, 11 December 2001, URL accessed 13 June 2006〕 The Oldham Riots were the first of a series of major riots during summer 2001, which saw similar ethnic conflicts follow in Bradford, Leeds and Burnley. The riots followed a long period of ethnic tensions and attacks in Oldham, occurring particularly between groups of the local communities and South Asian-Muslim communities. The most violent rioting occurred in the Glodwick area of the town which is a multi-ethnic district of Oldham and home to a large community of Pakistani people.〔(Black and Minority Ethnic Housing Associations (Full Report) ), The Department for Communities and Local Government, June 2004, URL accessed 19 June 2006〕 ==Riots== The racial riots took place throughout Oldham and a small part of neighbouring Chadderton, peaking on Saturday, 26 May 2001, and continuing on Sunday 27, and Monday, 28 May 2001. They were particularly intensive in Glodwick, an area to the south-east of Oldham town centre. They were highly violent and led to the use of petrol bombs, bricks, bottles and other such projectiles by up to five-hundred Asian youths as they battled against lines of riot police.〔("Hague calls for race apology" ) BBC News, 28 May 2001, URL accessed 13 June 2006〕 At least 20 people were injured in the riots, including fifteen officers, and 37 people were arrested.〔("Reasons Behind The Ethnic Riots in Oldham" ), Islam Online, 13 June 2001, URL accessed 19 June 2006〕 Other parts of Oldham such as Coppice and Westwood were also involved. Asians - including those of Pakistani, Bangladeshi and Indian heritage - make up 11% of Oldham's population, but constitute around 2% of the workforce at the local council, the town's biggest employer. The rate of mixed race marriage in the town is less than 1%. Most Oldham primary schools are single race, and many secondaries are 99% white or 99% Asian.〔("Mean streets in a divided town" ) Guardian Unlimited, 12 December 2001, URL accessed 19 June 2006〕 On Saturday 26 May, the Live and Let Live pub, which was occupied at the time, was pelted with bricks, stones and petrol bombs. Several cars were set ablaze including an occupied police van. Lines of riot police were drafted in to combat the spiralling violence. Several officers were injured, and 32 police vehicles were damaged, but despite the level of violence and arson, there were no fatalities. On 28 May 2001, the headquarters of the local newspaper, the ''Oldham Evening Chronicle'', was attacked. A large group of Asian rioters threw a petrol bomb into the premises and smashed three plate-glass windows. Just weeks after the riots, the then Deputy-Mayor of Oldham, Riaz Ahmad, became a victim of arson when someone threw a petrol bomb at his house in Chadderton, setting it ablaze. Mr. Ahmad, his wife and four children were all in the house sleeping at the time, but all escaped without any injuries.〔("Councillor's home suffers petrol bomb attack" ), Guardian Unlimited, 1 June 2001, URL accessed 13 June 2006〕 The disturbances received extensive coverage from local, national and international media, including the BBC and other television networks and several tabloids and broadsheets. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2001 Oldham riots」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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