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Stewart: What the hell is going on in Britain?

"The Daily Show" offers its take on the London riots or the "hoodie blitz"

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Jon Stewart on Tuesday night offered some brief thoughts on the recent rioting in London.

“Please tell me The Clash is reunited and are shooting a new album cover,” he said, looking at images of the burning city.

As well as dinging British Prime Minister David Cameron’s response — namely returning from vacation after three days of riots — Stewart noted a particularly British element of the street action:

“Here’s what you’ve gotta love about anarchy in the U.K. — even their looters queue up.”

Watch the clip below:

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