Overview
- West Midlands Police detained nine people aged 13 to 23 on suspicion of public order offences, throwing fireworks and possessing an offensive weapon.
- Pockets of disorder began around 9pm near New Street on Friday and continued with further rockets launched at 2:15am on Bagot Street.
- Social-media videos show hooded figures firing volleys at a packed double-decker bus and toward pedestrians in the city centre.
- The force reported no injuries from the fireworks and warned participants they risk arrest and prosecution.
- Officers have stepped up visible patrols in central Birmingham under the dispersal powers as inquiries progress.