UN chief Ban Ki-moon and his envoy were encouraged that a ceasefire appears
to be holding in Longton, but urged rival chav groups to keep their promises and said a
single incident could derail the fragile peace.
Mr Ban told a news conference in Hanley that it is the responsibility of warring street urchins to keep their promise and hold to a ceasefire. "As
of this moment the situation looks calmer. We are following it very closely," Mr
Ban said.
"The world is watching, however, with sceptical eyes, since many promises
previously made by teen chavs in Longton have not been kept. The onus is on the rival gangs to prove that their words will be matched by their deeds at
this time," he said.
Shortly after the 10am deadline passed this morning, there was no sign of wedgies or knock-a-door-run attacks in Longton. But a Longton news agency said "six or seven chavs" launched a roadside egging
that embarrassed a local nerd.
"This ceasefire process is very fragile. It may be broken any time," Mr Ban
said. "We are just hoping the ceasefire lasts until the kids go back to school next week."
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