"Several cars were set ablaze by youths in a field near Haswell in County Durham last night
The Government has now responded with 200 extra police officers from around the country, 'from detectives to armed response'
A clip of the cars captioned 'Rest in peace Micky' for Michael Cahill, one of the A66 fatalities
Chaotic scenes broke out at a memorial organised for Michael Cahill, 23, who died on the A66
A statement from Michael Cahill's mother called for different types of vehicles to gather
Many of the young people gathered reached for their phones to film the cars burning
Scores of blue balloons spelling out 'Michael' were also released into the sky last night
Burnt-out shells were all that remained of the vehicles, surrounded by scorched grass
Remnants of fireworks, smoke canisters and balloons were scattered around the field this morning."
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