REPORT: Birmingham gunman arrested in Alum Rock

A video was circulating on social media last Friday of armed police officers arresting an Asian male who was allegedly in possession of a firearm in the Alum Rock area of Birmingham. Many believed it was linked to the Westminster attacks.

5Pillars Birmingham correspondent, Abdullah Thomson, produced this short report from Alum Rock to find out what the arrest was really about.

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