Birmingham suffers 2nd night of violence

Two men have been arrested in connection with the shooting, which took place in the Newtown area of Birmingham, central England, at about 1:00 am (0000 GMT) on Monday.

Police said it was "too early to tell" whether the killing was linked directly to disturbances on Saturday that were sparked by rumours of an alleged rape of a 14-year-old Afro-Caribbean girl in a south Asian-owned shop.

The shooting happened about one kilometre from the run-down Lozells area of Birmingham, where another man was stabbed to death and 35 people taken to hospital Saturday night during violence that saw shops, cars and businesses attacked.