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Mobile phones 'weaponised in riots'

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How do we stop the rioting in some cities in England?

Patrick Mercer, Conservative MP and former army officer, and Mike Butcher, editor of website TechCrunch Europe and Digital Adviser to the Mayor of London, discuss why group messaging is helping those behind the disturbances in London and elsewhere.


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