Northumbria Police say two police officers are still in hospital after being pelted with bricks.
A clean-up operation is under way after a night of violence during which three police officers were hospitalised and eight people arrested.
Beer cans and bricks were thrown at riot police outside a mosque in Sunderland and a Citizens Advice office was torched.The neighbouring Citizens Advice branch, on Waterloo Place in the city centre, was set on fire. Locals said the air was still filled with smoke on Saturday morning.Meanwhile, Northumbria Police said two of the three officers injured by crowds throwing beer cans and bricks, were still in hospital.
"Sunderland is known for being a warm and friendly place, the events of tonight are not a reflection of this proud city and its people.The mayor added: "Things like this really affect the way that local people feel, but the clean-up overnight from Sunderland Council has clearly been absolutely massive.
"And what I'm really heartened by, alongside the thousands of people contacting me saying 'this is not what we're about, we're about that love and that compassion', is the fact that people in Sunderland are going to come together this morning and help with that clean up.
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