The World - News from Oct. 3, 1985
Gangs of youths threw stones at policemen and set several small fires in Liverpool, England, but authorities said that both the northwestern port city and London were generally quiet a day after rioting in both cities. In Liverpool, some policemen were lured into the mostly black Toxteth section by bogus emergency calls, then pelted with rocks.
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