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London was largely calm Wednesday but the rioting that engulfed the British capital for the past few nights has spread to other cities, including Manchester and Birmingham.Birmingham police say three men died when they were struck by a car during riots.The three men were trying to protect their community from looters. Police have a suspect in custody and a murder investigation is underway.Witnesses say hundreds of rampaging youths smashed windows, looted stores, and burned buildings in Britain's third largest city Manchester. Police made 47 arrests related to the latest unrest.
 
The scene was much calmer in London where 16,000 police filled the streets. Many storekeepers closed early, and commuters flooded out of the city long before nightfall. The violence broke out last week after police shot and killed a 29 year-old father of four in the economically-depressed Tottenham neighborhood. Some reports say the man shot a handgun at police when they stopped his taxicab. But a police investigative report Tuesday says a handgun found at the scene had not been fired. The reason why police shot the victim is still unclear.