Manchester bombing: Birmingham vigil interrupted by man with axe
The IndependentGet the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A vigil being held in Birmingham for the victims of the Manchester terror attack has been interrupted by a man brandishing an axe. As he was taken away in a riot van in Edmund Street, which runs behind Birmingham's council building, a police sergeant could be seen carrying away what appeared to be a bat and an axe. In a statement, WMP said: “A man has been arrested following a disturbance near a vigil in Birmingham city centre this evening. “The event was being held in support of the victims of yesterday’s Manchester terror attack.” Superintendent Andy Parsons, responsible for policing in the west of Birmingham, said: “Officers spotted the man acting suspiciously and spoke to him.
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