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Firebombs thrown at supercars outside Birmingham wedding venue

Police investigating after two cars set alight in attack caught on CCTV Firebombs were thrown at supercars outside a wedding venue in Birmingham, setting two alight and prompting guests to sprint out of the building. West Midlands police said they were investigating the incident, which happened in the Sparkbrook area of Birmingham at around 8.30pm on Wednesday. Continue reading...

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The Guardian
Country
England / United Kingdom
Source published
21 Aug 2026, 15:13 UTC
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Byline
Matthew Weaver
Section
Birmingham
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Police investigating after two cars set alight in attack caught on CCTV Firebombs were thrown at supercars outside a wedding venue in Birmingham, setting two alight and prompting guests to sprint out of the building. West Midlands police said they were investigating the incident, which happened in the Sparkbrook area of Birmingham at around 8.30pm on Wednesday. Continue reading...
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    Firebombs thrown at supercars outside Birmingham wedding venue

    Police investigating after two cars set alight in attack caught on CCTV Firebombs were thrown at supercars outside a wedding venue in Birmingham, setting two alight and prompting guests to sprint out of the building. West Midlands police said they were investigating the incident, which happened in the Sparkbrook area of Birmingham at around 8.30pm on Wednesday. Continue reading...

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    Firebombs thrown at supercars outside Birmingham wedding venue

    Police investigating after two cars set alight in attack caught on CCTV on Wednesday Firebombs were thrown at supercars outside a wedding venue in Birmingham, setting two alight and prompting guests to sprint out of the building. West Midlands police said they were investigating the incident, which happened in the Sparkbrook area of Birmingham at around 8.30pm on Wednesday. Continue reading...

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  • machine content-type Reported news observable-rules-v1 / 70% rule confidence
  • publisher category Birmingham rss-category
  • publisher category England rss-category
  • publisher category UK news rss-category
  • publisher category West Midlands rss-category
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#889
Observed
21 Aug 2026, 15:35 UTC
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