A candle-lit vigil in Birmingham in memory of those killed in the Manchester Arena bomb attack has been cut short after a man believed to be armed was arrested.
The man shouted out as he was handcuffed and led away by officers, just a short distance from where 1000 people had gathered in the city's main Victoria Square on Tuesday.
As he was taken away in a riot van a police sergeant could be seen carrying away what appeared to be a bat and a hatchet.
Speakers who had been paying tribute to the Manchester victims killed and injured on Monday night were interrupted by the man's loud protests, from down a side street.
Police, including armed response officers, then cleared the square a short time later.
Chief constable David Thompson - who had been attending the vigil in an official capacity - witnessed some of the incident.
He confirmed the evacuation of the square, in front of the council house, had been a precaution.
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