Clashes erupted with police in Melbourne, Australia after a crowd of anti-lockdown protesters gathered to demand an end to weeks of draconian restrictions, despite an all-out effort by authorities to prevent demonstrations.
The protesters, who reportedly numbered in the hundreds, showed up in the Melbourne suburb of Richmond on Saturday morning to denounce government lockdown policies.
Violence unfolding at #freedomrally @theheraldsun pic.twitter.com/cua6ji4RjQ
— Olivia Jenkins (@byoliviajenkins) September 18, 2021
Police previously attempted to shut down all transport into Melbourne’s Central Business District using a series of checkpoints, but that merely prompted organizers to shift locations.
Protesters throw water bottles at officers at more pepper spray deployed @theheraldsun pic.twitter.com/FnTjUAmIaI
— Olivia Jenkins (@byoliviajenkins) September 18, 2021
Brief clashes with officers were captured on film, with protesters seen hurling bottles as police responded with pepper spray.
#BREAKING: Anti-lockdown protesters in Melbourne are defying police warnings and are staging demonstrations in the city today.
— 9News Melbourne (@9NewsMelb) September 18, 2021
DETAILS: https://t.co/TpLfTEeJhH #9News pic.twitter.com/lpeBvmNtdh
A massive police response was seen in aerial photos taken by local media, showing riot lines closing in on a crowd of demonstrators.
Police have being pepper spraying #freedomrally marchers @theheraldsun pic.twitter.com/wGn7wJ9ovM
— Olivia Jenkins (@byoliviajenkins) September 18, 2021
Somehow a few hundred people have managed to gather on Bridge Road. They say police are not the enemy: the government is. @9NewsMelb pic.twitter.com/En6HaF0YmP
— Lana Murphy (@LanaMurphy) September 18, 2021
Police and protesters in a stalemate as officers March towards the crowd in swarms. Increasingly hostile mood @theheraldsun pic.twitter.com/LZKaH2PQfL
— Olivia Jenkins (@byoliviajenkins) September 18, 2021
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