Shocking moment baseball bat-wielding thugs jump out of car and start BRAWLING in street

THIS is the moment an armed brawl breaks out in Leicester city centre, with thugs wielding with bats and work tools appearing to do battle.

The disturbing scene begins as two cars - a black vehicle and a large white van - stop in the middle of the street near the University of Leicester, on Tigers Way.

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A man in the white van gets out after grabbing a work tool, and attacks the black car.

That's when three men - two who seem to be armed with bats - get out of the black car.

The man then rushes back to his white van, and attempts to make an escape.

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It is not clear if the incident was sparked by road rage, or if those involved were from feuding gangs.

The video was posted onto social media, with one user commenting: "Who drives round with four people in a car each carrying batons just in case they need to road rage?"

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Cops are probing the footage, but no arrests have been made.