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The Rodney King race riots in Los Angeles took place 30 years ago, sparked by the acquittal of four police officers who had been filmed beating a black motorist after a traffic stop.

The assault inflamed deep-seated tensions in America's second largest city. In an explosion of anger, some 60 people were dead, 2,000 injured and approximately $1 billion in damages had been wrought - with almost half of that suffered by Korean-American business owners. They were described as America's first multi-ethnic riots.

Recalling acquittal, King's daughter, Lora, said she still found it difficult to accept.

A multi-ethnic group of Los Angeles community leaders are meeting today, Friday, on the 30th anniversary. Ted Soqui is a photo-journalist who covered the riots at the time.

(Picuture: Rioters near Parker Center, LAPD headquarters in downtown Los Angeles, overturn a parking kiosk and set it ablaze. Los Angeles has undergone several days of rioting due to the acquittal of the LAPD officers who beat Rodney King. Credit: Ted Soqui/Corbis via Getty Images)

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