Rioters branded as TERRORISTS by ex-Met counter-terror chief as outcry over carnage on streets of Britain escalates

A former counter-terror boss has branded violent rioters in Britain as “terrorists” after a week of carnage.

Neil Basu said some of the violence seen recently in the UK has “crossed the line into terrorism”.

It comes after police were hit with petrol bombs and bricks last night.

More than 400 people have been arrested following rioting across England and Northern Ireland.

“I think we have seen serious acts of violence designed to cause terror to a section of our community,” Basu told the BBC.

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