‘Deeply distressing’: premier condemns violence between Palestine and Israel supporters over Melbourne burger bar fire
by Graham Readfearn and Australian Associated Press from World news | The Guardian on (#6G9FD)
Jacinta Allan asks for increased police presence around Hawthorn Road after authorities break up scuffles near a synagogue close to where the Palestinian-owned burger shop was damaged by a blaze
The Victorian premier has condemned the deeply distressing" violence that erupted between pro-Palestine and pro-Israel protesters on Friday night, after a suspicious fire at a nearby burger shop in Melbourne's south-east.
Jacinta Allan said she was briefed on the incident on Saturday morning by Victoria police, and asked for an increased police presence in area around Hawthorn Road in Caulfield.
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