Machete fight outside Leeds KFC caught on camera

Footage has emerged of masked men fighting with machetes outside a takeaway in Leeds.

Armed officers responded to reports of "a disturbance involving males with machetes" on Roundhay Road, Harehills, at about 17:25 GMT on Tuesday, according to West Yorkshire Police.

The suspects had left by the time officers arrived and inquiries were continuing, the force added.

Anyone with information was asked to contact Leeds District CID.

The knife fight occurred less than a week after a man was stabbed to death in Leeds.

Peter Wass, 29, from Roundhay, died in hospital after he was found by passers-by in the Hamilton Avenue area of Chapeltown.

West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin said her car had been broken into by a man wielding a machete

West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin has told a phone-in on BBC Radio Leeds the use of knives and machetes was concerning.

"I have had my car broken into and the catalytic converter stolen - and the guy was carrying a machete," she said.

"Obviously, it's terrifying, so you don't want to get involved," she added.

Ahmed Mohammed, who works in Harehills, said he was "very surprised" to see people fighting with machetes: "It's a really busy area so to see this kind of thing is really scary."

Shirwan Mohammedi, a barber in the area, told BBC Radio Leeds: "It's not good, fighting. People around here are upset, everybody's unhappy."

One of his customers, Chad Hanakin, said it was "terrifying" and added: "I'm sure people are scared. It is scary."

Barber Shirwan Mohammedi and Chad Hanakin said the fighting had left people feeling scared

According to the latest police data, more than 100 serious knife crimes are committed every week in Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire.

Campaigners have said that for some young people carrying a weapon had become as "normalised" as using a mobile phone.

Ms Brabin said she was committed to preventing young people getting involved in crime by investing in early intervention.