'Work is still going on to establish what has happened,' West Midlands Police say

British police declared a "major incident" early on Sunday after several people were stabbed in the center of England's second city, Birmingham.

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"We can confirm that at approximately 12:30 am today (Sunday September 6) [7:30 pm EST] we were called to reports of a stabbing in Birmingham city center," West Midlands Police said in a statement.

"A number of other stabbings" were reported in the area shortly after and "this has been declared a major incident," the statement added.

"We are aware of a number of injured people, but at the moment we are not in a position to say how many or how serious.

"However, all emergency services are working together at the scene, and making sure that those who are injured receive medical care." Read more at i24