Two arrested as mob sets upon protesters outside Mark Latham event in Sydney

Rainbow rights group says peaceful protesters were set upon outside a Catholic church in Belfield

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A gay and LGBTI rights group says a group attacked peaceful protesters outside a Catholic church in south-west Sydney, where One Nation's Mark Latham was giving a speech.

Community Action for Rainbow Rights said on Twitter that as they were protesting outside St Michael's church hall in Belfield, a mob set upon the protesters.

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