Fireaway Pizza owner said he is not responsible for masked youths on bikes terrorising shoppers

Gangs of youths riding mopeds and motorbikes were spotted doing wheelies and abusing police and the general public on Angel Street. 

It came during the opening of a new pizza shop which descended into chaos and resulted in the city centre road being closed off by police.

However, the owner of Fireaway Pizza, Harry Singh, insists the moped riders and motorbikes were nothing to do with him or his shop opening. 

Mr Singh, 23, said: "It was an organised event and it was tarnished by the hooligans on the mopeds who created havoc. 

"And I thank the police who helped it stay under control. 

"We had no knowledge of the cars and mopeds. 

Angel Street in Worcester

"We wanted a smooth opening and we wanted to serve the community. 

"All I was doing was opening the pizza shop, that was my responsibility. 

"The motorbike riders were causing havoc, that's why the road was closed. 

"I'm just a young business owner and my responsibility was just to open the shop. 

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"That was something to do with external groups to who I have no knowledge. I'm not even from the area, what benefit would I have from the moped drivers coming down?" 

An eyewitness claims that Angel Street was closed on bank holiday Monday because of anti-social behaviour caused by the bike riders. 

He said: "It was closed because of the unlicensed motorbikes doing wheelies through the town centre and taunting the police.

FIreaway Pizza opened in Worcester on August 29.

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"Four police cars chased one of them passed us on Sidbury at around 12.30. No licence plate, pulling a wheelie, and vigorously gesturing and swearing at the police as he went 

"Miracle that nobody got run over. 

"One guy told me there were a few of them taking advantage of the additional strain on police from the opening."

Another Worcester News reader said: "I think the road closure were more to do with the antisocial behaviour of a group of kids in balaclavas racing around on their mopeds and trail bikes intentionally driving the wrong way up the one way system swerving around the cars and pedestrians."