THIS is the surprising second a hooded man with a selfmade rocket launcher shot fireworks at folks in a busy metropolis centre.

The yob was seen wielding the bazooka in Birmingham on Bonfire Night time.

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Carrying a “Darth Vader cape”, the thug launched round 50 fireworks sparking scenes of carnage within the Aston space.

Footage exhibits revellers sprinting for canopy as torrents of sparks erupted from the makeshift launcher.

The person appeared to wield the launcher indiscriminately, pointing it in all instructions.

One native stated: “Idiots. The place do you even get a firework rocket launcher. He is even dressed like Darth Vader.”

One other Brummie stated: “These firework wars are taking place annually now.

“They attempt to outdo one another – somebody goes to finish up severely damage or useless.”

Posting on social media, a 3rd native stated: “Birmingham is the UK Gotham.”

Three teenage boys aged 17, 18, and 19 have been arrested in Birmingham over the Bonfire Night time chaos.

One other man was arrested on Halloween on suspicion of promoting fireworks with an expired storage licence from the again of his van.

West Midlands Police stated: “Now we have made arrests and seized unlawful fireworks after additional dysfunction in Birmingham metropolis centre.

“Teams launched fireworks on the street and from buildings, with some aiming in direction of law enforcement officials and police automobiles.

“Officers have been stationed round Bagot Road and Staniforth Road and a dispersal order was launched.

“We gained’t tolerate such appalling behaviour which we all know is scary for folks and places them liable to hurt.

“Now we have an investigation staff reviewing footage and we’ll search to prosecute anybody concerned.

“We’ll have one other powerful centered policing operation in place as we speak, and over the approaching days, to maintain our communities secure.”

NIGHT OF CARNAGE

Chaos erupted throughout the UK on Bonfire Night time with yobs hurling fireworks at riot cops in Edinburgh, Manchester and Glasgow.

In Manchester, surprising footage confirmed louts making barricades from mattresses and pallets in clashes with police.

Youths within the metropolis began an unlawful bonfire with waste and a bike, torched a automobile and hurled fireworks at emergency providers.

Three teen males, aged between 16 and 18, have been arrested on suspicion of inflicting violent dysfunction.

One weird scene from Edinburgh confirmed a yob placing a firework in his mouth.

He used his jaw to intention it on the sky whereas an onlooker was heard shouting: “Go on.”

However an infinite bathe of sparks instantly erupted into the person’s face.

The exploding firework flew from the person’s mouth into the bottom as onlookers screamed.

FIRE AND FURY

Additionally in Edinburgh, riot cops and a police chopper descended on a housing property after yobs in Niddrie launched fireworks at motors and set wheelie bins ablaze.

Our footage from the scene confirmed riot cops chasing down dozens of kids.

Some harmless bystanders have been additionally caught up within the mayhem as thugs launched bricks at police and set hearth to extra wheelie bins.

MP for Edinburgh Ian Murray described the scenes as “disgraceful and unacceptable” amid additional dysfunction within the Moredun and Gracemount areas of the town.

The Man Fawkes dysfunction comes simply days after Halloween fireworks sparked mayhem in the identical group.

Chief Superintendent David Robertson vowed to depart “no stone unturned” to search out these accountable for the firework-related violence in Niddrie and elsewhere.

One feminine officer was injured when the window of the car she was in was smashed by a brick and native buses have been additionally pelted with projectiles, police stated.

A 14-year-old boy has been arrested and charged over alleged fireworks offences.

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