By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 8:52 PM on 13th January 2011
Dramatic footage of a thug clutching a petrol bomb during the student fees protests was included in film footage released today in a bid to catch perpetrators of the violence.
Another rioter is shown attacking the Royal convoy, while others hurl a fence at riot police.
Others are shown grinning and dancing as they wreak havoc around the capital.
Hooded thug: A rioter runs across Parliament Square throwing a Molotov cocktail during the tuition fees protest on December 9
Whooping and dancing this image shows the crowd passing fence poles above their heads which were later used in the ensuing trouble
The footage, released by the Met Police, comes just 24 hours after sixth-former Edward Woollard was jailed for two years and eight months for hurling a fire extinguisher from the roof of Tory Party HQ during the first protest on November 10.
A grinning protester smiles for the cameras. She is one of many demonstrators being hunted by police
The thug who threw the Molotov cocktail on December 9 was today slammed for putting other people's lives 'in clear danger'.
It happened on the same night that the Royal convoy taking Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall through the West End was attacked, leaving the Royal couple visibly shaken.
It was the last of the four main protests held in the capital over plans to raise university tuition fees to £9,000 a year.
Detective Chief Superintendent Matthew Horne of the Metropolitan Police said: 'The right to peaceful protest is fundamental.
'The MPS polices thousands of public events each year and makes significant efforts to engage with organizers to ensure the safety of everyone.
'What we have released today is the unlawful side of protest.
'An individual throws what appears to be a petrol bomb, putting others in clear danger.
'Another young man is seen committing acts of suspected violent disorder in Parliament Square, attempting to cause damage to shops and attacking the Royal Convoy'.
The Royal convoy is attacked as it takes Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall through the West End
Shock: The Royal couple looked frightened when their Rolls Royce was attacked
Damage: A rioter kicks in the windows of Topshop in Oxford Street, central London
Suspect: Detectives are hunting the man in the tracksuit top following the public disorder in central London on December 9
Mugshots: The Met Police are appealing for information about the protesters shown here
Det Ch Supt Horne added: 'We saw, this week, a young man with no criminal history sentenced to a substantial term of imprisonment for throwing a fire extinguisher off the roof of Millbank Tower.
'This clearly could have resulted in catastrophic injury to those below him. His actions and their consequences have also had a massive impact on his family. I would urge those intent on committing violence and damage to reflect upon this.'
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