Violent riots broke out in Los Angeles following the LA Lakers??
championship-clinching win over the Boston Celtics in the NBA finals.
The trouble began shortly after the Lakers claimed their 83-79 victory
over their rivals last night at the Staples Centre in LA. LAPD officers
clashed with crowds in streets surrounding the stadium, with rowdy fans
smashing windows, starting fires and attacking passing motorists. At
least one civilian was badly beaten and a police officer suffered a
broken nose in street fights. A cyclist was also hit by a patrol car
attending the crisis. Police fired non-lethal rounds to disperse mobs
of troublemakers, as a cab was set alight and two newspaper stands
ripped apart.