Ten Melbourne police officers reportedly injured in clashes with anti-lockdown protesters

Ten Melbourne police officers reportedly injured in clashes with anti-lockdown protesters
# 18 September 2021 16:32 (UTC +04:00)

Ten police officers were injured during anti-lockdown protests in Melbourne, Australia, on Saturday, APA reports citing local media.

Police arrested 235 people during the protests that turned violent, according to the 9 News website.

Protesters were reportedly throwing what could be smoke bombs and flares at the police which retaliated by deploying pepper spray. Protesters could be heard chanting "no more lockdown" and calling for the resignation of Dan Andrews, the premier of the state of Victoria.

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