Overground rail and tube stations are closed in the City and buses and couriers are unable to move through the area bringing the City transport systems to a halt. The police are forced to retreat as they come under a hail of missiles. A few members of the crowd arm themselves with riot shields removed from an empty riot van. As the crowd advances the police retreat into their riot vans, many of which are grafittied and have their tires let down. A journalist who attempts to ghoulishly photograph the injured woman is marched off and has his mobile phone smashed.
Police again delay the ambulance that comes to assist the injured man.
Eventually the police withdraw from the area and the crowd moves off to more exciting locales. Another group leaves Liverpool Street and occupies Leicester Square holding a peaceful, but highly disruptive street party. A Mercedes luxury car is also wrecked. Shortly after the London Stock Exchange has its windows and lobby attacked. Metal barricades put up to repel just such attacks are used instead to ram holes through windows.