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The first riot in Handsworth took place on July 10 , 1981; hundreds of people attacked police and property, looting and smashing, even setting off fire bombs.

The next took place in September 1985, again sparked by a wave of hot-weather riots, including those in Brixton and Toxteth . The second riot was witnessed by Bronx graffiti artists Brim and Goldie , who documented the devastation in the Channel 4 documentary '' Bombing ''.

Twenty years later, the 2005 Birmingham Riot took place in the nearby area of Lozells .


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