Three men stabbed in Birmingham city centre disorder

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Police cordoned off an area of High Street and Dale End in Birmingham

Three men have been stabbed in a fight outside a Birmingham city centre McDonald's.

Emergency services were called to three different parts of the High Street at about 17:45 BST on Tuesday.

Witnesses said a group of about 100 teenagers had been in the area at the time of the attacks.

West Midlands Ambulance Service (WMAS) said one man had been "seriously injured" while the others were in a "better condition".

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Three men were taken to hospital with stab wounds

West Midlands Police said the men had been taken to hospital with stab injuries.

Detectives said a cordon was in place around the High Street and Dale End area and CCTV was being examined.

Sophie James, who was on a bus at the time, said she saw "kids jumping on one kid who got stabbed" as her bus pulled on to the High Street.

"I only saw the aftermath," she said.

"And the poor kid on the floor once I got off".

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One of the victims was seriously injured, the ambulance service said

WMAS said it sent three ambulances and an air ambulance to the scene but a number of those resources were "stood down as the injuries were not as serious as first thought".

No arrests have yet been made.

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