Riots in Rotherham town leave hotel damaged, people in 'shock'

ROTHERHAM, UNITED KINGDOM - AUGUST 05: A view of the damage to a hotel for asylum seekers after it was targeted by far-right rioters in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom on August 05, 2024. Rioters threw planks of wood at officers and sprayed them with fire extinguishers on Sunday before smashing hotel windows to gain access to the premises as riots continued to escalate in towns and cities across the country. Around 700 people attended the riots where they set a generator and a large bin close to a window of the hotel alight, causing a small fire. South Yorkshire police said in a statement late Sunday that at least 10 officers have been injured as a result of the violence, with one left unconscious following a head injury. (Photo by Burak Bir/Anadolu via Getty Images)