People reported injured in stabbings in Birmingham - UK police

Police in the English city of Birmingham declared a "major incident" after reports that a number of people were injured in stabbings early on Sunday. "We can confirm that at approximately 12:30am today we were called to reports of a stabbing in Birmingham city centre," West Midlands Police said in a statement.

Police in the English city of Birmingham declared a "major incident" after reports that a number of people were injured in stabbings early on Sunday. "We can confirm that at approximately 12:30 am today we were called to reports of a stabbing in Birmingham city center," West Midlands Police said in a statement. "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."