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In 1995 there were two nights of rioting on Luton's Marsh Farm estate, when about 500 people attacked police with petrol bombs, bottles and bricks.

Footage shown in the youth court hearing showed missiles including rocks, bricks, fireworks and petrol bombs being thrown at the police, and several cars set alight.

Five years on, the PolyU entrance where students fended off the police with bricks and petrol bombs in a fiery showdown has been reconstructed.

On Bonfire Night last year, about 100 young people clashed with riot police with fireworks and petrol bombs being thrown directly at officers, while there were similar incidents in Sighthill and Southhouse.

The charges include riot, three counts of possessing petrol bombs in suspicious circumstances, and possessing an offensive weapon in a public place.