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Officers hurt in football trouble | Officers hurt in football trouble |
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Up to 20 police officers were injured and police vehicles were damaged in violence following a Premiership football derby. | |
West Midlands Police said some of their officers received minor injuries in scuffles after the Birmingham City and Aston Villa match on Sunday. | West Midlands Police said some of their officers received minor injuries in scuffles after the Birmingham City and Aston Villa match on Sunday. |
A police spokeswoman said six men aged between 16 and 25 were arrested and later released on bail. | |
Aston Villa won the game, at City's St Andrew's ground, 2-1. | Aston Villa won the game, at City's St Andrew's ground, 2-1. |
The spokeswoman said the disorder started outside the ground after the match and continued up to St Martin's Church, outside the city centre's Bullring shopping centre. | |
Officers are now studying CCTV footage of the trouble. | |
"The majority who attended the game were well-behaved and it was only a small element that caused the disruption," the spokeswoman added. |