Police use CS gas in Toxteth riots
- Title
- Police use CS gas in Toxteth riots
- Genre
- Press conference
- TX Date
- Unknown
- Year of production
- 1981
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- Duration
- 00:00:33
- Description
- Liverpool Deputy Chief Constable Peter Wright describes the violence his force faced during the Toxteth riots and why they were forced to use CS gas.
- Contributors
- Peter Wright
- Keywords
- Law enforcement; Police; Liverpool; Violence; Riots; Policing practice; Toxteth; Asphyxiating and poisonous gases
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LBC/IRN, "Police use CS gas in Toxteth riots". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0015300394024 (Accessed 26 Apr 2025)