Multiple people stabbed next to primary school in Birmingham as armed counter-terror police and air ambulance rush to scene

Multiple people have reportedly been stabbed outside a primary school in Birmingham, with counter-terror police units and air ambulance on the scene.

The incident occurred on Bridge Road in the Alum Rock area of Birmingham, where a victim is said to have been lying in the street, with officers performing CPR.

The adjacent primary school has allegedly been put into lockdown, with multiple ambulances at the scene attending to those injured in the incident.

Reports from eyewitnesses describe “a woman with bloodied hands screaming from an upstairs window”, with reports a passer-by tried to run the knifeman over as he “repeatedly stabbed at his victim”.

Counter terrorism units responded to the scene in Birmingham

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Eyewitness accounts claim he then fled inside a residential block of flats, with further reports indicating gunshots were heard from inside the building.

Video footage shared with GB News depicts droves of emergency vehicles by an established police cordon, as armed officers gear up and enter the active incident zone.

Footage shows pedestrians and vehicles being ushered around the containment area, as a person can be seen from the top floor of a residential property, dangling an arm from a window.

A person was filmed dangling an arm from the window of a residential building

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One clip shows police dog units arriving at the scene, with a German Shepherd being led by one officer toward colleagues tending to a victim.

The nearby school and church, local police force and Home Office have all been contacted for comment.

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