Video: Mass Brawl At Community Centre

Police have appealed for information after a mass brawl at a Bangladeshi community centre in Leeds where people threw chairs and punches and also brandished sticks.

There were 13 arrests and six people were treated for non-life threatening injuries in the fight which was captured on video, as police tried to calm the situation down.

A small number of officers had been at the scene for what was called a local community event but extra police had to be deployed due to the disorder.

It is not known exactly what sparked the unrest on Saturday. Some reports said the fight was between two groups over who controls the Bangladeshi Centre in Roundhay Road.

Arif Hussain, who represents the Harehills area for Leeds City Council, said the row broke out during the centre's AGM between rival factions who both want to take charge.

He told Mirror Online: "I'm shocked. It's completely unacceptable.

"There are 802 members and it's up to them to decide who they want to run the centre, just like for an MP or a councillor.

"It all started a long time ago. There's one group saying they have one support from the Bangladeshi community and the other group saying 'we should be running the centre'.

"It's not great for the community, it's not great for the area, it's not great for the city."

Chief Inspector Nik Adams, of Leeds police, said: "A small number of neighbourhood PCs and PCSOs supporting a community event have been faced with a violent incident involving large numbers of people during which they themselves have come under attack.

"They have quickly called in further officers to assist and within minutes brought the incident under control.

"Enquiries into the circumstances of this incident continue and we would urge anyone with information or phone footage to call Leeds District CID via 101 or speak to one of our officers on patrol in the area.

"The local neighbourhood policing team are continuing to work with those at the Bangladeshi Centre and the wider community to prevent further incidents and to provide reassurance."