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Sixteen people involved in last summer's London riots, including an attack on the Michelin-starred Ledbury restaurant, have been jailed for up to nine years, police say. The gang of men and boys, aged between 16 and 34, rampaged through the capital's streets in what prosecutors called a pre-planned campaign of burglary, robbery, assault and violent disorder.

Photo by Getty Images Aug 10, 2012