hereWeapons including a hammer and a knife were seized by police, as well as two cars.Blackfriars Road remained closed off yesterday afternoon, as did neighbouring King Street and Garden Lane.Searches were carried out around a building site where a new apartment block is being constructed.Residents reported seeing armed police on Friday night.Footage obtained by the Manchester Evening News shows the incident unfold in the street.One person appears to lunge at another person twice and strike out at the same man.A resident who lives nearby said they heard a 'big commotion' when a group started fighting.In an update issued today, GMP said: "Five men - aged 44, 42, 40, 33 and 31 - were arrested on suspicion of affray have since been released on.
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