Birmingham sees Maccabi-Villa demos amid ‘unprecedented’ policing

Birmingham sees Maccabi-Villa demos amid ‘unprecedented’ policing

BBC Sport

Phil Mackie,Midlands correspondent and

Tanya Gupta,West Midlands

Reuters

More than 700 officers were deployed in Birmingham to police the match

Hundreds of protesters descended on Birmingham to demonstrate at the controversial Aston Villa match against Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Eleven arrests were made amid a huge police operation, with more than 700 officers deployed for the Europa League match.

A large number of pro-Palestinian supporters waved banners and flags outside Villa Park, while a smaller…



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