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Hundreds in Coventry city centre disorder | Hundreds in Coventry city centre disorder |
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Police were called in to disperse a crowd of about 300 people after a series of fights broke out in Coventry. | Police were called in to disperse a crowd of about 300 people after a series of fights broke out in Coventry. |
West Midlands Police said they were called after the large crowd gathered outside a nightclub holding a "pre-planned" club night. | |
Five people were arrested in the "large-scale disorder" outside the Escape club, in Hales Street, at about 0400 BST. | |
The force helicopter and officers with dogs were deployed. | The force helicopter and officers with dogs were deployed. |
One police officer received minor injuries. Police said crowds left the scene by about 0500 BST. | |
A police investigation is under way and witnesses are being urged to come forward. | A police investigation is under way and witnesses are being urged to come forward. |
Ch Insp Kerry Blakeman said: "On arrival our officers have been greeted by a large group that have actually left the club. | |
"The people that have been in the club have turned their focus on my police officers. | |
'Pre-planned event' | |
"As a result of that we've managed to swiftly deal with an incident that took us about 45 minutes to disperse." | |
He added none of the people in custody were from Coventry but were from "all over the country". | |
"We believe this was a pre-planned event at the club," he said. | |
On social networking site Twitter people were talking about a "rave" event at the club, called "One Night Stand", which had got out of hand when fighting broke out. | |
One user said she felt scared and wanted to go home after glasses were smashed and thrown. | |
Attempts by the BBC to contact the club's owners were unsuccessful. |