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Police in Melbourne, Australia, have reportedly been firing pepper spray and rubber bullets at men, women and children protesting against...
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Authorities have admitted being caught off guard by the “spontaneity” of the mayhem that descended on Melbourne on Tuesday, as police brace themselves for more protests.
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Highlights:
Critical response units were deployed in the city to squash the second day of protests over mandatory vaccinations after three police officers and a journalist were injured.
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Between 1000 and 2000 people took to the streets on Tuesday.
Victoria Police have made 62 arrests, with several people charged with assaulting officers.
The vast majority of those arrested were fined more than $5000 each for breaching public health orders.
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Chief Commissioner Shane Patton said some people at the rallies were construction workers and tradies, while others were anti-lockdown agitators.
No community members were injured on Tuesday but one television reporter was attacked multiple times.
Three police were also injured, including one officer hit in the shin by a rock.
Police deployed pepper spray, foam batons and smoke bombs to control the crowd.
Rubber bullets were also used.
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Footage showed police units being forced to retreat as property and vehicles were damaged, triggering law enforcement to open fire with rubber bullets, foam batons and smoke rounds.
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Earlier, a Channel 7 reporter was attacked and sprayed with what he believed was urine.
“A few in that crowd had it in for mainstream media. A man came from the side, grabbed me around the neck and others then joined in and a scuffle.
“The outcome of that was Rick, my cameraman colleague, and myself, now being covered in what I believe is urine.
“I believe that this has been thrown in my mouth, it’s all over me.”
