Two police cars have been set on fire in north London following a protest over the fatal shooting of a young father by police.

A police car blazes after being hijacked and set alight following a protest in Tottenham

A crowd of around 300 has gathered in the area of the disturbance in Tottenham, north London, Sky's home affairs correspondent Mark White said.

Earlier, around 120 people marched from the local Broadwater Farm area to Tottenham police station demanding "justice" for the shot man named locally as Mark Duggan.

The 29-year-old father-of-four died at the scene on Thursday.

Shortly after dark this evening, two police cars parked around 200 yards from the police station were set upon.

A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: "Missiles were thrown at them. One was set alight and one was pushed into the middle of the High Road."

Officers have been dispatched to disperse the crowd along with officers from the Territorial Support Group, he added.

He could not confirm that those responsible for the trouble were connected to the protest.

Local resident David Akinsanya, 46, said several shop windows have been smashed and a second police car was also torched.

"It's really bad," he said. "There are two police cars on fire. I'm feeling unsafe. It looks like it's going to get very tasty. I saw a guy getting attacked."

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