Five Birmingham mosques were targeted in a shocking spate of attacks.

West Midlands Police confirmed officers were called to incidents at locations in north Birmingham in the early hours of Thursday, March 21.

The force initially confirmed the Witton Road Islamic Centre in Witton was among those attacked on Wednesday night.

Video posted on Twitter by Birmingham councillor Majid Mahmood showed a clean-up operation in progress.

He said the centre was attacked with a sledgehammer.

Attacks also took place at centres in Birchfield Road; Slade Road, Erdington; Albert Road, Aston; and Broadway, Perry Barr.

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