NSW police ‘feared for their lives’ during raid on climate protesters says assistant commissioner
by Christopher Knaus from Environment | The Guardian on (#60H4E)
Police say group was planning extreme forms' of protest, activists say police actions were insane overreach'
New South Wales police have defended their raid on a group of climate protesters in north-west Sydney on Sunday, alleging that the group was planning extreme forms" of protest and acted aggressively towards officers.
On Sunday morning, police deployed in significant numbers to a property at Colo, in Sydney's north-west, after a confrontation with Blockade Australia, a group that caused blockades at Port Botany, the city's major port, in March.
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