A huge 999 alert that saw police and fire officers race to part of north Birmingham from across the city was a false alarm, the West Midlands force revealed late tonight, Friday, September 5.

The alarm was raised at around 5pm as multiple reports were made of a massive emergency services response to the Erdington /Kingstanding and Perry Barr areas.

Police said officers were responding to a report of a man acting suspiciously in Erdington - but community concerns grew with scenes of activity reported at several locations.

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Now, with a number of unverified rumours circulating on social media, the force has revealed the initial alert it received was "inaccurate", although it stressed it was made w

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