Melbourne police break up anti-lockdown protest with non-lethal rounds and teargas
by Ben Doherty, Josh Taylor and Caitlin Cassidy from World news | The Guardian on (#5PVBT)
Third day of demonstrations ends in a standoff between officers and protesters at the city's war memorial
Police in Melbourne have again fired non-lethal rounds and teargas at anti-Covid lockdown protesters to end an almost three-hour standoff at the city's war memorial during a third straight day of demonstrations.
More than 200 people were arrested. Two officers were injured by bottles thrown at them and one was hospitalised with chest pains, Victoria police said.
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