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| Birmingham Star City: Arrests over cinema 'machete' brawl | Birmingham Star City: Arrests over cinema 'machete' brawl |
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| A fight involving people armed with machetes broke out at a cinema in what one witness described as "one of the scariest moments of her life". | A fight involving people armed with machetes broke out at a cinema in what one witness described as "one of the scariest moments of her life". |
| A number of police officers were assaulted as they attempted to clear about 100 people from the Star City complex in Birmingham. | A number of police officers were assaulted as they attempted to clear about 100 people from the Star City complex in Birmingham. |
| They were responding to reports a group with machetes had arrived at the multiplex. | They were responding to reports a group with machetes had arrived at the multiplex. |
| Several arrests for assaulting officers and failing to disperse were made. | Several arrests for assaulting officers and failing to disperse were made. |
| The injured officers sustained only minor injuries, West Midlands Police said. | The injured officers sustained only minor injuries, West Midlands Police said. |
| One witness described it as "one of the scariest moments of [her] life", as she queued to watch the new Frozen film with her daughter. | One witness described it as "one of the scariest moments of [her] life", as she queued to watch the new Frozen film with her daughter. |
| Choleigh McGuire said: "Armed police come, Tasers come, all of the people that were fighting ran off into the cinema, hiding. I am shaking." | Choleigh McGuire said: "Armed police come, Tasers come, all of the people that were fighting ran off into the cinema, hiding. I am shaking." |
| One witness said "a young boy was crying on the floor with his mother" as a number of people started fighting. | One witness said "a young boy was crying on the floor with his mother" as a number of people started fighting. |
| "The police told everyone to leave the cinema as they held Taser guns in their hands and started to bring in guard dogs," said Rachael Allison. | "The police told everyone to leave the cinema as they held Taser guns in their hands and started to bring in guard dogs," said Rachael Allison. |
| Motorists have been advised to avoid the area - near the M6 - due to a build-up of traffic. | |
| A dispersal order has been put in place giving police the power to move on groups of people and arrest those who fail to leave. | A dispersal order has been put in place giving police the power to move on groups of people and arrest those who fail to leave. |
| Star City is a family leisure and entertainment complex in the Nechells area of Birmingham. | Star City is a family leisure and entertainment complex in the Nechells area of Birmingham. |