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Dozens arrested as Melbourne anti-war protests turn violent

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September 12, 2024

Anti-war protesters and police clashed outside a defence exhibition in Australia's secondlargest city of Melbourne on Sept 11, with dozens arrested as police used sponge grenades, flash-bang devices and irritant sprays to control parts of the hostile crowd.

Dozens arrested as Melbourne anti-war protests turn violent

Police were pelted with rocks, horse manure and bottles filled with liquid as they tried to protect attendees of the expo, a Victoria state police spokesman said in a statement.

Two dozen police officers required medical treatment and 39 people were arrested for offences that included assaulting, obstructing or hindering police, arson and blocking roads, Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Shane Patton told reporters.

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