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Police warn gangs targeting vulnerable youth in South London

Original: 🚨 Youth violence is raising alarm in South London. Police warn that gangs are targeting vulnerable young people, while s

Police in South London have warned that gangs are targeting vulnerable young people, with social media seen as fueling rivalries between groups. Lambeth and Southwark have reported rising gun crime and knife injuries. Authorities have carried out a major crackdown, leading to hundreds of arrests, as concern over youth violence grows across the capital.

Why now: Rising knife and gun crime among young people in Lambeth and Southwark, plus a large police crackdown, has put youth violence back in the public spotlight.

Metropolitan PoliceLambethSouthwarkSouth London

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• 🚨 Youth violence is raising alarm in South London. Police warn that gangs are targeting vulnerable young people, while social media is fueling rivalries. Lambeth and Southwark have seen rising gun crime and knife injuries. Hundreds arrested in a major crackdown. https://… · ameripulsenews24 · 2

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