More than 100 people have been arrested after bouts of rioting and looting broke out across London.
Emergency services were deployed to respond to "copycat criminal activity" across the capital late on Sunday night and early Monday morning, after trouble flared in Tottenham, north London, Scotland Yard said.
Disturbances erupted in several boroughs in north, south and east London, with reports of trouble in Brixton, Enfield, Walthamstow and Islington.
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A Metropolitan Police spokesman said at least nine officers were injured, including three who were taken to hospital after being hit by a fast-moving vehicle at 12.45am local time. The officers had been in the process of making arrests in Chingford Mount, Waltham Forest, after a shop was looted by youths.Police said 16 people have been charged with offences in relation to the disorder, including burglary, theft, and violent disorder.
Metropolitan Police Commander Christine Jones said officers were "shocked" at the level of violence directed towards them.
She said: "Officers responding to sporadic disorder in a number of boroughs made more than 100 arrests throughout last night and early this morning."This is in addition to the 61 arrests made on Saturday night and Sunday morning.
"So far there have been 16 charges, 11 awaiting CPS advice, 17 bailed, one caution, one sectioned under the Mental Health Act and there are 15 ongoing inquiries.
"Officers are shocked at the outrageous level of violence directed against them. At least nine officers were injured overnight in addition to the 26 injured on Saturday night.
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