Armed Lidl shoplifting suspect stopped by public, police say
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The man attacked staff at Lidl in Winson Green, police say
A suspected shoplifter who was armed with a knife has been detained by members of the public and staff in a supermarket, police have said.
West Midlands Police said a man attacked staff at the Lidl store on Dudley Road in Winson Green, Birmingham, at about 12:30 BST.
Two men suffered cuts to their hands, one of whom was taken to hospital.
A man, aged 36, who was held on suspicion of wounding and possession of a knife, was also taken to hospital.
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