Throughout the rioting, many of the rioters failed to cover their faces. Hobsbawm writes that these were the actual demonstrators, rioters and constructors of street barricades. Several Japanese policemen confronting the rioters were killed. The Metropolitan Police Service has assigned 450 detectives to hunt for rioters and looters. Troops retaliated, killing ten of the rioters. Police recovered two handguns from the rioters. About thirty thousand rioters were reportedly killed. Approximately 10 rioters and 100 police officers were injured. Police largely did nothing to protect the women from rioters. Around 450 of the rioters were arrested. The dead consisted of six civilians, four police officers and 44 "rioters". There were two hundred extras, divided into police and rioters. The police were prepared, and quickly isolated the rioters. Scuffles between rioters and police continued until 3am. It was under his orders that troops fired into the crowds of rioters.