Anti-Lockdown Protesters Break Police Lines In Melbourne, Over 200 Arrested

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September 18, 2021 Niamh Harris News, World 3
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Thousands of police officers were deployed to counter anti-lockdown protests in Sydney and Melbourne on Saturday.

Over 200 people were arrested in Melbourne as several hundred protesters marched through an inner-city suburb defying draconian stay at home orders. The city is currently going through its sixth lockdown since the pandemic started.

Police, who were using pepper spray, said that six officers were taken to hospital after they were pelted with projectiles and trampled in clashes with the crowd of around 1000 people.

Breitbart reports: Police attempted to reduce access to the centre of the city, blocking roads and stopping public transport in a bid to avoid a repeat of violent scenes at a rally that drew thousands last month.

But marchers then relocated, with footage from one incident showing a crowd charging through a police line as scuffles erupted along a tram route.

Protesters march through the streets during an anti-lockdown rally in Melbourne on September 18, 2021. (Photo by William WEST / AFP) (Photo by WILLIAM WEST/AFP via Getty Images)

Huge numbers of police managed to deter a similar gathering in Sydney, with officers swarming a park where the protest had been due to go ahead.

New South Wales Police said they arrested around 20 people in the city, mainly across the public transport network, while several others were arrested in smaller gatherings around the state.

Both cities are enduring lengthy lockdowns as authorities race to vaccinate a way out of restrictions amid growing outbreaks.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – SEPTEMBER 18: Anti lockdown protesters clash with members of Victoria Police on Burnley Street in Richmond on September 18, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. Anti-lockdown protesters gathered despite current COVID-19 restrictions prohibiting large outdoor gatherings. Metropolitan Melbourne is currently subject to lockdown restrictions as health authorities work to contain the spread of the highly contagious Delta COVID-19 variant, with people only permitted to leave their homes for essential reasons. Victorian COVID-19 restrictions have been eased from today in Metropolitan Melbourne to allow outdoor picnics and small exercise groups, while the permitted travel distance from home has extended to 10km. (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images)

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3 Comments

  1. It’s the old combination their favourite, trick of some genuine protestor and others sources by the lawyers for the health department to act ad subversive giving the anti vaccers an image as radical non. Conformist druggies and drop kicks and loose units not worth taking seriously. The usual. Trojan. Horse trick they know so well.

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    • The woman “I do not consent” that got attacked by like 6 cops in Australia a few weeks ago ending up in the hospital is an actor. There’s more of this going on than the average person can even imagine.

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