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| Liverpool street brawl: More than 20 Germans and two locals arrested | |
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| More than 20 German men have been arrested over a mass street brawl. | |
| Mobile phone footage showed a large group of men fighting outside the Soho bar in Liverpool's Concert Square at about 23:20 GMT on Wednesday. | |
| Punches were thrown and chairs appeared to be used as weapons as the fight escalated and move away from the venue. | |
| The men, including two from the local area, were arrested on suspicion of public order offences, Merseyside Police said. | |
| One man suffered a head injury in the disturbance, which happened at about 23:20 GMT on Wednesday. | One man suffered a head injury in the disturbance, which happened at about 23:20 GMT on Wednesday. |
| Police said the German nationals were aged between 25 and 50 and all the arrested men were being held at police stations on Merseyside for questioning. | |
| Members of the public and door staff were involved in the brawl, police said. | Members of the public and door staff were involved in the brawl, police said. |
| The injured man remains in hospital in a stable condition. | The injured man remains in hospital in a stable condition. |
| A police spokesman added that the violence had led the force to bolster the number of officers in the city centre ahead of the Europa League football match between Everton and Atalanta, from Bergamo, Italy. | |
| Supt Mark Morgan said Merseyside Police's "primary aim is to protect the public and ensure they have a night out in a safe environment". |