Police recovered these terrifying knives after spate of muggings in Leeds city centre

A gang of robbers were arrested after a series of knifepoint muggings in the city centre.

Several victims were targeted for their mobile phones in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

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Officers from West Yorkshire Police's Roads Policing Unit and firearms team were then involved in a foot chase after the offenders.

They caught and arrested four men and recovered these large knives, as well as the stolen property.

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