A man “with a history of mental health issues” and armed with a large axe and baseball bat interrupted the Birmingham vigil for the Manchester concert victims tonight.
The man “with mental health issues” and a beard was detained by police before he bludgeoned anyone with his axe.
BREAKING: Man apparently armed with large knife and a baseball bat arrested during #Manchester attack vigil in #Birmingham this evening. pic.twitter.com/sa8a8SHXqJ
— I Am Birmingham (@IAmBirmingham) May 23, 2017
Here’s video of the man’s arrest.
The man started screaming like an animal.
Loud shouts as the man was arrested at Victoria Square where the vigil was being held #BirminghamNews #Birmingham pic.twitter.com/lS99smMG24
— Olivia Marks (@OliviaMarksMIB) May 23, 2017
The rally was attended by whites and Sikhs.
Birmingham, a city with a high number of Muslims. Here's the vigil. Virtually everyone is white or they're Sikh. Where's moderate Muslims? pic.twitter.com/PIpSckFu52
— Jack Lebeau (@JackLebeau66) May 23, 2017