Watts riots
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1965 riots in Los Angeles, United States
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- Wattsriots-burningbuildings-loc.jpg
- Number of deaths
- 34
- Number of injured
- 1032
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- Commons category
- Watts riots
- start time
- 1965-08-11
- end time
- 1965-08-16
- number of arrests
- 3438
- point in time
- 1965-08-17
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