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| Mark Duggan death: 200 gather for Tottenham vigil | |
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| About 200 people have gathered outside Tottenham Police Station to take part in a vigil for Mark Duggan. | About 200 people have gathered outside Tottenham Police Station to take part in a vigil for Mark Duggan. |
| On Wednesday, a jury concluded the 29-year-old was lawfully killed when he was shot dead by police in August 2011, sparking riots in many English cities. | On Wednesday, a jury concluded the 29-year-old was lawfully killed when he was shot dead by police in August 2011, sparking riots in many English cities. |
| Earlier, police said they were aware of a "small number" of people intending to provoke disorder, despite the family's pleas for a peaceful vigil. | Earlier, police said they were aware of a "small number" of people intending to provoke disorder, despite the family's pleas for a peaceful vigil. |
| The gathering was used to protest against deaths in police custody. | |
| 'Little has changed' | 'Little has changed' |
| Mark Duggan's aunt, Carole Duggan, who said before the event she wanted "no more violence", addressed the crowd from the steps of the police station. | |
| She said: "We have to remember Mark is not the first person to die at the hands of the police. | |
| "There's been thousands more." | |
| A minute's silence ended with chants of "No justice, no peace". | A minute's silence ended with chants of "No justice, no peace". |
| The family of Sean Rigg, a black musician with schizophrenia who died at Brixton police station in 2008, attended the gathering in north London. | |
| Trade unionists were also there with banners in what the BBC's Nick Beake called "a broader anti-police protest". | |
| Later, white doves were released. | |
| Ahead of the vigil, the police station's shutters came down with a message on the front saying that the station was closed. | Ahead of the vigil, the police station's shutters came down with a message on the front saying that the station was closed. |
| The first two people to arrive, bringing chairs with them, were Islington pensioner Anne Johnson, 80, a member of the Communist Party of Great Britain, and 73-year-old Martha Osamor. | The first two people to arrive, bringing chairs with them, were Islington pensioner Anne Johnson, 80, a member of the Communist Party of Great Britain, and 73-year-old Martha Osamor. |
| Ms Johnson said: "I feel so sorry for the Duggan family. This is yet another death involving the police and a black person. | Ms Johnson said: "I feel so sorry for the Duggan family. This is yet another death involving the police and a black person. |
| "People are not getting justice. The police should not be killing people." | "People are not getting justice. The police should not be killing people." |
| Ms Osamor, who works at Haringey Law Centre, in Tottenham, said: "I knew Mark Duggan when he was a little boy. So little has changed over the years. | Ms Osamor, who works at Haringey Law Centre, in Tottenham, said: "I knew Mark Duggan when he was a little boy. So little has changed over the years. |
| "Here am I picketing outside Tottenham police station yet again." | "Here am I picketing outside Tottenham police station yet again." |
| 'Fight for justice' | 'Fight for justice' |
| The Metropolitan Police said it had a "policing operation" in place across London. | |
| Tottenham Hotspur's game against Crystal Palace at nearby White Hart Lane kicked off an hour after people started gathering for the vigil. | |
| The police said in a statement they had assessed all available information and intelligence, adding: "We are aware of a limited amount of information that indicates a small number of people are expressing their desire to use this vigil as an opportunity." | The police said in a statement they had assessed all available information and intelligence, adding: "We are aware of a limited amount of information that indicates a small number of people are expressing their desire to use this vigil as an opportunity." |
| "This information includes the intention of protest groups to attend and of people looking to provoke disorder. We will be ready to intervene immediately if required." | "This information includes the intention of protest groups to attend and of people looking to provoke disorder. We will be ready to intervene immediately if required." |
| The statement highlighted the Duggan family's wish for the vigil to be held in a "dignified and peaceful manner". | The statement highlighted the Duggan family's wish for the vigil to be held in a "dignified and peaceful manner". |
| Following the jury's conclusion, Ms Duggan said on Thursday: "We will have to fight this and go through the struggle peacefully to get justice. | Following the jury's conclusion, Ms Duggan said on Thursday: "We will have to fight this and go through the struggle peacefully to get justice. |
| "We will want answers. So it is like the struggle will go on, peacefully." | "We will want answers. So it is like the struggle will go on, peacefully." |
| Met Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe had already praised the family's "dignified" response to the inquest. | Met Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe had already praised the family's "dignified" response to the inquest. |
| "A vigil is to commemorate Mark Duggan's death, that's what the vigil is about," Sir Bernard said on Friday. | "A vigil is to commemorate Mark Duggan's death, that's what the vigil is about," Sir Bernard said on Friday. |
| "It's a terrible tragedy that someone's lost a life in this case, and clearly the family want to register. | "It's a terrible tragedy that someone's lost a life in this case, and clearly the family want to register. |
| "They've got every right to do that, and we as the police have got every opportunity to facilitate that so that's exactly what we will do. | "They've got every right to do that, and we as the police have got every opportunity to facilitate that so that's exactly what we will do. |
| "We will continue to talk to the family and others to keep our communications alive, and also to make sure, as I believe, that the protest will happen and that there won't be disorder." | "We will continue to talk to the family and others to keep our communications alive, and also to make sure, as I believe, that the protest will happen and that there won't be disorder." |
| Prime Minster David Cameron has welcomed Ms Duggan's message of restraint, saying: "I very much respect Mark Duggan's aunt for saying 'pursue the case in the courts and not the street'." | Prime Minster David Cameron has welcomed Ms Duggan's message of restraint, saying: "I very much respect Mark Duggan's aunt for saying 'pursue the case in the courts and not the street'." |
| The Reverend Nims Obunge, a pastor in Tottenham who knows the family, said: "The message from the family is that this vigil is intended to be a very peaceful vigil. | The Reverend Nims Obunge, a pastor in Tottenham who knows the family, said: "The message from the family is that this vigil is intended to be a very peaceful vigil. |
| "It is a vigil in remembrance and respecting the life and death of Mark Duggan. His children will be there, and we don't expect anybody to come to where Mark Duggan's children are to create unrest or anarchy." | "It is a vigil in remembrance and respecting the life and death of Mark Duggan. His children will be there, and we don't expect anybody to come to where Mark Duggan's children are to create unrest or anarchy." |