Shopkeepers told to lock their doors over TikTok riot fears
manchestereveningnews.co.ukShopkeepers have been warned to keep their doors locked in one area of the UK after a surge social media videos encouraging riotin and looting.
Police have told traders in Bexleyheath, south east London, to be on guard after TikTok videos suggested plans to wreak havoc in the area.
It comes after nine people were arrested when violence inspired by social media posts erupted on Oxford Street on Thursday. A dispersal order is in place in Bexleyheath until 3.59pm on Sunday, giving officers the power to order people to leave the area and arrest those who do not comply, reports the MirrorOnline. Join our WhatsAp p Top Stories and Breaking News group by clicking this link. Broadway Shopping Centre management told tenants in a letter on Friday that they had increased security throughout the premises and at all main entrances - though said the rumours of trouble "may come to nothing".
They also said they would close the centre altogether disorder begins to appear outside. The notice also covers Bexleyheath town centre and the nearby area of Welling.
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