Tony Lewis, from Winson Green, said bin bags had been attacked by rats.

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He said one officer at the jail, known locally as Winson Green Prison, had sustained a deep cut to his arm and would need surgery.

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Haroon Jahan, 21, Shazad Ali, 30, and Abdul Musavir, 31, were killed when a car hit them in Dudley Road, Winson Green, early on Wednesday.

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