{"id":489708,"date":"2026-03-22T18:57:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T18:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/489708\/"},"modified":"2026-03-22T18:57:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T18:57:12","slug":"brawl-erupts-in-birmingham-city-centre-after-iran-demonstration-ends-in-violence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/489708\/","title":{"rendered":"Brawl erupts in Birmingham city centre after Iran demonstration ends in violence"},"content":{"rendered":"

Four teenagers – aged between 14 and 16 – were arrested on suspicion of violent disorder and remain in custody on Sunday following the melee in Victoria Square\"Police<\/p>\n

Police are investigating after disorder broke out in Birmingham city centre<\/p>\n

Police have arrested four teenagers after a brawl erupted in Birmingham<\/a> city centre following a planned demonstration related to conflict in Iran.<\/p>\n

Video footage captured ugly scenes unfolding in Victoria Square<\/a> on Saturday afternoon (March 21) where fighting broke out in front of families and passers-by.<\/p>\n

One figure, dressed in a hood and mask, appeared to confront a group of men while holding a knife before being chased and tripping over.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: Police arrest man and seize machete after dramatic chase ends in Birmingham street<\/a><\/p>\n

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The figure could then be seen surrounded on the floor as people kicked him.<\/p>\n

Onlookers could be seen watching on in the background, including a man with a pushchair and children.<\/p>\n

\"Police<\/p>\n

Police are investigating after disorder broke out in Birmingham city centre<\/p>\n

West Midlands Police<\/a> (WMP) said no one is known to have been injured after the melee took place at around 3.50pm yesterday.<\/p>\n

A zombie knife was also recovered, and is currently being analysed, however it’s understood the weapon wasn’t used.<\/p>\n

Two people dressed in high-vis clothing, who appeared to be security, were also present.<\/p>\n

A spokesperson for WMP said: “We’ve arrested four teenagers following disorder in Birmingham city centre.<\/p>\n

“Fighting occurred in Victoria Square<\/a> at around 3.50pm yesterday (21 March) and no-one is known to have been injured.<\/p>\n

“A zombie knife was recovered from the area and is now being analysed.<\/p>\n

“We understand while threats were made the weapon wasn’t used.<\/p>\n

“We’ve detained four boys – aged between 14 and 16 – on suspicion of violent disorder.<\/p>\n

“They’re currently in custody for questioning.<\/p>\n

“We’re continuing to review footage and liaise with security staff who were present after a planned demonstration had finished in the area a short time earlier.<\/p>\n

“Investigators are working to establish the full circumstances and identify who was involved.<\/p>\n

“We’re asking for anyone with information which can help our investigation to contact us via Live Chat, or call 101, and quote 20\/186925\/26.<\/p>\n

“We will not tolerate violence in Birmingham city centre<\/a> or the wider region.<\/p>\n

“We’re committed to ensuring the West Midlands is a safe place for everyone to live, work and visit.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Four teenagers – aged between 14 and 16 – were arrested on suspicion of violent disorder and remain…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":489709,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[44367,59,57,58,50,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-489708","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-united-kingdom","tag-birmingham-city-centre","tag-gb","tag-great-britain","tag-greatbritain","tag-news","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/489708","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=489708"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/489708\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/489709"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=489708"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=489708"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=489708"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}