LONDON, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- Several people were injured in stabbings in Birmingham, Britain, police said Sunday.

West Midlands Police tweeted that a stabbing took place at 12:30 a.m. Sunday (2330 GMT Saturday), adding that a number of other stabbings were reported in the area shortly after.

Police confirmed "a number of injured people," saying "but at the moment we are not in a position to say how many or how serious."

All emergency services are working together at the scene, the police said.