Two men held over 1985 PC Blakelock killing

(Reuters) - Detectives have arrested two men in connection with the murder of Police Constable Keith Blakelock who was hacked to death during one of Britain's worst riots 25 years ago, police said on Tuesday.

Blakelock died after being attacked by a mob on a run-down housing estate in Tottenham, north London, in October 1985. His colleague PC Richard Coombes was also badly hurt in the incident.

Scotland Yard said the men, aged 52 and 46 and originally from Tottenham, were arrested at separate addresses in north London on Friday morning.

They were questioned before being released on police bail until September.