Funeral Shooting

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/nov/04/funeral-shooting-london-extra-police

Police are investigating a shooting at a funeral. The shooting took place at Thursday afternoon. One man was killed during the shooting and another injured. Several shots had been fired. The shooting happened after the funeral of Joel Morgan at Camberwell Old Cemetery. The man who died was named Azezur Khan. The shooting is possibly linked to gang rivalry, but the investigators have an open mind for the motive of the shooting. Four people were arrested after the shooting. They eventually have been released on bail. The police were aware of the funeral and took measures to manage anything that might happen at the burial.

It is quite shocking to hear that the arrested people are aged from 17 to 20 and two of them were girls, you wouldn’t expect it at all. The news article also mentions that the police will attempt to prevent any revenge actions over the coming days. It is pretty hard to prevent future conflicts like these though, as the police were aware that a fight could start at the funeral. It is quite strange that you don’t read anything about gang rivalry in the Dutch newspaper. Does this mean it rarely happens in The Netherlands or is it just left out of the papers?