The damaged window: Pink News As riots rip through London, the city's celebrated gay bookstore Gay's the Word has been badly damaged by a gang of bicycle-riding youths. Pinknews.co.uk reports staff at the Marchmont Street store came to work to find the front window smashed and the shopfront had been pelted with eggs. Assistant manager Uli Lenart says witnesses reported seeing a group of youths "rampaging" up and down the street and throwing eggs at another store. He said the gang, who were on bicycles, left the scene and reappeared ten minutes later with a rock and a bottle, which they threw through the shop's front window before running off. The shop, which is 33-years-old, was not raided and Lenart said he was unsure of the cost of the damage. Gay’s the Word decided to stay open for trading despite the damage.
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First published: Tuesday, 9th August 2011 - 12:49pm