Posted on 09/06/2020 3:09:39 AM PDT by NachOsten
Police have declared a major incident in Birmingham city centre following reports of multiple stabbings.
West Midlands Police say they were called to reports of a stabbing in the city centre at 12:30am.
In a statement, the force said: "We immediately attended, along with colleagues from the ambulance service."A number of other stabbings were reported in the area shortly after.
"We are aware of a number of injured people, but at the moment we are not in a position to say how many or how serious.
"However, all emergency services are working together at the scene, and making sure that those who are injured receive medical care.
"This has been declared a major incident.
"Work is still going on to establish what has happened, and could take some time before we are in a position to confirm anything.
"At this early stage it would not be appropriate to speculate on the causes of the incident."
West Midlands Police said there had not been any reports of gunshots during the incident.
The force said: "We're aware of some comments that gunshots were fired, this has not been reported to us at this stage."
The majority of Hurst Street, which runs past the Arcadian, has been taped off by police on Sunday morning, in an area which had already been closed off to traffic to aid social distancing.
Several yellow police evidence markers could be seen on the ground, some near to broken glass.
Two forensic tents had also been sited in nearby Irving Street, close to the gates of a primary school.
Don’t worry. The attacker was wearing a mask.
At this early stage it would not be appropriate to speculate on the causes of the incident.”
tip toe-ing through the tulips as always
Gangs of Inanimate objects are known to frequent the area
I like reading an UK message board, so I’ve gotten used to a lot of their phrasing. But this one I’m like ‘huh’:
Witnesses said that drinks were being dropped, rings were falling off, jewellery was going everywhere and clothes were being torn, with one man having his hair ripped out.
The work of Aloha Snackbars, no doubt, a.k.a. boy-raping, goat-humping, Mohammedan pond scum.
I’m going to go out on a limb here and guess the attacker was named mohammed something or other..Stabbing people while yelling allahu akbar..
Authorities will spend months trying to find a motive..
You don’t understand.
You aren’t as dead if killed with a knife as you are if killed with a gun..
Here’s the Brit police new normal.
Confirm nothing.
Give no details.
Prevent journalists from even asking hospitals how many injured.
Close down the street and continue to say nothing the next day.
At this early stage it would not be appropriate to speculate on the causes of the incident.”
Let me take a stab at that...Crazy muzzie with a knife?
Crime solved.
BBC now reporting one dead and seven injured, apparently this area is known as the “Gay Vilage”.
Irish
“Authorities remain baffled...”
Maybe Presbyterians. You know how crazy those Calvinists can be.
Intifada in England, no?
So it was a "Gay Blade"?
... otherwise, it was a mostly peaceful night.
No doubt crime committed with an assault knife.
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