Riot police clashed with crowds of rampaging youths in three cities as violence spread in Britain, and the government vowed Tuesday to punish lawbreakers.

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"I utterly condemn this mindless hooliganism and robbery for which there can be absolutely no excuse," Home Office Minister John Patten said.In the university town of Oxford, 35 miles northwest of London, four people, including a policeman, were injured late Monday in a fourth night of clashes.

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