Absolute carnage during the #MiddlesbroughRiots today, where we saw violence from both sides. First - we saw cars and bins set on fire, windows at the courts, town hall, Mima & Teesside Uni smashed up by the rioters. They went street by street in the residential areas when failing to break police lines near the mosques, smashing windows of cars & people’s homes. We saw them then throw glass bottles at people in the street. Then we witnessed a gang of masked males, apparently seeking retribution against the rioters, beating up men on Linthorpe Road - I assume who they thought must be rioters. One gang of 8/9 walked by us, armed with wooden planks & sharp weapons. With the police nowhere to be seen in many parts of #Middlesbrough we were then stopped & asked if we were “EDL” by one group & had to show our press passes to avoid any upset. It didn’t feel safe to be there, so we pulled out and heard some of our colleagues also pulled out after having cameras smashed. #UKRiots in #Boro Before all that happened, we filed this report for @itvtynetees earlier: