Cardiff Ely Bread Riots

When

Sep 1991

Kind

Riot

Coordinates

51.48° N, 3.25° W

Description

outbreak of violence in Ely, Wales, Cardiff in September 1991

1991 outbreak of violence in Cardiff, Wales

The Cardiff Ely bread riots, or Ely petrol riots, was the outbreak of violence that occurred in the council suburb of Ely in the capital of Wales, Cardiff, during September 1991. The unrest was attributed to a dispute between two shopkeepers over who could sell bread and other food products which escalated into a riot involving up to 500 participants.

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