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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...shire-18235676

Four Nottingham men and two teenage boys were found guilty of rioting after a trial at the city's Crown Court. A fifth man was acquitted.

One of the men, Lance Francis, 25, was also convicted of arson with intent to endanger life over the firebomb attack on Canning Circus police station.

The men will be sentenced on Friday and the teenagers at a later date.

Francis, of no fixed address, was also found guilty of perverting the course of justice.

Callum Powell, 20, of Top Valley; Shaundrie Robinson, 22, of Hyson Green and Gregory Coleman, 20, of Broxtowe, were convicted of rioting.

The two boys, aged 16 and 17, cannot be named.

Roxwell Yeboah, 34, from Radford, was cleared of all charges.

Police said evidence for a prosecution came in large part from mobile phone messages sent between the group.

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) described the case as "complex and challenging".

Judith Walker, from the CPS, said: "When the defendants were arrested, the evidence against them, for the most part, was their presence at the scene.

"When interviewed most made no comment or claimed they were simply passing through and not a party to any disorder.

"Our task was to piece together the evidence that would prove to a jury that each individual charged had been involved in the criminality which took place that night."

Ten others have already admitted taking part in the violence last August, which followed three days of trouble in London.

These 10 are:

Curtis Dejean, 19, of Welstead Avenue, Aspley, admitted riot, arson being reckless as to whether life is endangered, and possession of explosives.
Reiss Wilson, 21, of Beckhampton Road, Bestwood, admitted riot, perverting the course of justice and arson being reckless as to whether life is endangered.
Antany Edwards, 23, of Noel Street, Hyson Green, admitted riot.
Ashton Alexander, 19, of Radford Road, New Basford, admitted riot.
Harrison McCalla, 21, of Carlswark Gardens, Top Valley, admitted riot.
Lucas Stapleton, 18, of Dulwich Road, Radford, admitted riot.
Ricardo Cotteral, 23, of Basford Road, Basford, admitted violent disorder.
Bobby Muers, 18, of Caunton Avenue, St Ann's, admitted violent disorder.
Two 16-year-old youths, also from St Ann's, admitted violent disorder.

Bang 'em up, bang 'em all up ..... for a very long time .....