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| Arrests made in hooliganism raids | Arrests made in hooliganism raids |
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| Twenty people have been arrested in a series of early morning raids in connection with violent clashes at a football derby last month. | Twenty people have been arrested in a series of early morning raids in connection with violent clashes at a football derby last month. |
| About 40 officers were hurt after the game between Aston Villa and Birmingham City on 11 November. | About 40 officers were hurt after the game between Aston Villa and Birmingham City on 11 November. |
| Shops and vehicles were damaged during the clashes, which lasted more than an hour and a half. | Shops and vehicles were damaged during the clashes, which lasted more than an hour and a half. |
| About 130 officers from West Midlands Police were involved in the raids across Birmingham. | About 130 officers from West Midlands Police were involved in the raids across Birmingham. |
| Officers from Stechford police station carried out the raids at a number of addresses across the city. | |
| Trouble flared outside after Villa's 2-1 victory at Birmingham City's St Andrew's ground. | Trouble flared outside after Villa's 2-1 victory at Birmingham City's St Andrew's ground. |
| The violence spread to the city centre and both the Bullring and Pallasades shopping centres had to lock their doors to prevent the disorder spreading there. | |
| Last month police released CCTV images of 27 people they wanted to speak to in relation to the disorder. | Last month police released CCTV images of 27 people they wanted to speak to in relation to the disorder. |