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that had been drinking at a local pub decided to attack a local shop owned by a Jewish family, accusing the shopkeeper of overcharging miners. The attack quickly grew into a riot, involving more than 200 rioters and ransacking 20 Jewish-owned businesses. 15 people were recorded injured, however, none
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on 22 August 1911, which stated that "there can be no doubt that this had been pre-arranged, although the police had no knowledge that such an attack was likely to take place. There were only eight constables available, and they were quite inadequate to deal with the disturbance, and could do little
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with serious injuries. The riots would spread to neighbouring villages in South Wales in the following days, including
Caerphilly, Ebbw Vale and Bargoed. After several days, the chief constable in Monmouthshire called on the Home Office for help dealing with the riots. On 29 August, Home Secretary
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September 1911, 46 people were charged by the authorities over their roles in the riots, with the lawyer in charge of the prosecutions noting that they "were people who were generally considered respectable, the majority being colliers in regular employment and the wives of colliers." At
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argued that the role of general economic unrest had been overemphasised in accounts of the riots, stating that there was evidence of "clearly anti-Semitic behaviour amongst the rioters." The
Monmouthshire chief constable's report on the riots at the time stated that there was "a determination
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trial, 38 of those accused were convicted, receiving prison sentences ranging from 28 days to three months. Public opinion was sympathetic to the rioters and complained that the sentences were too harsh and had not taken into consideration their respectable backgrounds.
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expressed by the inhabitants to get rid of ," while the chief magistrate of the trials stated that "the first disturbances were no doubt anti-Jewish." Some reports have indicated that the riots may have been pre-arranged, including one read out by
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has argued that the role of antisemitism has been overemphasised to be used as an anti-devolution argument, saying that "rioters had issues with Jewish businesses, but that's not the same as being anti-Semitic." However, historian
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