Hundreds of football fans gather in Coventry despite lockdown restrictions
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukHundreds of football fans gathered in Coventry city centre last night despite coronavirus lockdown restrictions.Photographs and video footage show a sea of Coventry City supporters in blue celebrating the news that the team is back in the Championship.Flares were set off as fans jumped, sang, and chanted together.West Midlands Police has since launched an investigation after disorder broke out during the mass gathering where "several hundred people met".A statement said: "The gathering was good-natured until around 9.15pm when some of the group chased two men who were not part of the gathering."It's alleged two men brandished a knife at the group; bottles and other missiles were thrown - but no one was injured.A number of people on social.
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