Police officers claimed that their actions during the riots were purely defensive.警方声称，他们在暴乱中的行动完全是出于防卫。In the riot, the statues were toppled from their pedestals.在暴乱中，雕像从底座上被推了下来。He was killed in the riots.他在暴乱中被杀。During the riots hundreds of people seized the opportunity to steal property.在暴乱中成百上千的人纷纷趁机偷窃财物。