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BATTLEGROUND Two arrests as ‘drug wars’ break out on streets of Batley By Staff Reporters TWO MEN from Dewsbury have been arrested following a violent street brawl in Batley on Monday night. Staincliffe Hall Road descended into chaos after a Mitsubishi Shogun deliberately rammed into a Honda Civic in what is believed to be a targeted attack. A gang of 10 to 15 men, some armed with baseball bats, were seen smashing cars, swearing and shouting at around 8.40pm. A source told The Press that the rampage was drug-related. The man, who did not want to be named, said: “The word on the street is that a well-known dealer who recently got out of prison had some scores to settle. “I don’t think it will end here.” One eyewitness, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said: “They came down in cars, young lads got out with baseball bats
and came up the road to smash some cars and were swearing and shouting at people. “After a few minutes some people were injured, bleeding and then they started hitting each Above – a man swings a bat at a Mitsubishi Shogun trying to escape the mayhem; the baseball bat smashes through its window Below – a seemingly blood-covered man on Staincliffe Hall Road; the Honda Civic after it was rammed and attacked other and then just ran away. “There was about 10 or 15 of them, they came and stopped their cars and got their baseball bats. One car stopped at the bottom and one at the top so no-one could get out. “I had kids in the house, they were screaming and scared. It lasted for about 10 to 15 minutes. They were young lads, I don’t know where they were from.” The violence erupted just outside Staincliffe Junior and Infants School. West Yorkshire Police confirmed that two men, aged 27 and 29, were arrested, while four people went to hospital with minor
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