Two men have been charged with assaulting police officers following a brawl at Manchester Airport in July.

Mohammed Amaaz, 20, faces two charges of causing actual bodily harm, one charge of assaulting an emergency worker and one charge of common assault. Muhammed Amaad, 25, is charged with causing actual bodily harm.

The Crown Prosecution Service said no police officers will be charged.

The charges relate to an altercation at Manchester Airport on July 23, which resulted in four men being arrested and a police officer being suspended and placed under criminal investigation.

Videos of the brawl were subsequently circulated widely online, stoking community tensions in Rochdale where the two defendants are from.

Announcing the decision, Frank Ferguson, the head of the CPS Special Crime and Counter Terrorism Division, said: "Following our review of an incident at Manchester Airport in July 2024, the Crown Prosecution Service has today issued charges against two individuals.

"Based on a careful consideration of this evidence, we have concluded that two men should be charged with offences including assaults on police officers.

"We have concluded no charges should be brought against any officers. We examined potential offences of actual bodily harm, and common assault, and reviewed expert evidence in the form of an independent report from an expert in the use of police force, to inform this decision.

He added: "We acknowledge that in this case as in any other, the strength of feeling has been high."