A 13-year-old girl is among five teenagers arrested over a mass brawl involving youths armed with machetes at a
Birmingham cinema.
Families were watching
Frozen 2 at Star City when the
disorder broke out late on Saturday afternoon, sparking a mass evacuation of the complex.
Police said up to 100 teenagers were involved in the “major disorder”, where people were armed with machetes.
“Dozens of officers were sent to the complex after a 999 call just after 5.30pm reporting a group of youths with machetes,” a spokesperson for West Midlands Police said.
“Two machetes were seized during the trouble, which saw pockets of fighting and seven police officers left with minor injuries as they dealt with the crowds in and around the cinema.”
Armed police were deployed to the scene, drawing Tasers to restore order following a “very hostile response”.
Police officers were left with facial injuries, and a knife was recovered from a nearby roundabout.
Investigators said they were working to understand the reason behind the disorder, which bears the hallmarks of an organised fight between rival grounds.
One witness said that “a young boy was crying on the floor with his mother” as the fight broke out.
