Police fire pepper balls as protesters defy curbs in Oz

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Updated At : 01:33 PM Sep 22, 2021 IST

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Melbourne, September 21

The police in Melbourne fired pepper balls and rubber pellets on Tuesday to disperse about 2,000 protesters who defied stay-at-home orders to damage property, block a busy freeway and injure three officers, leading to more than 60 arrests.

It was the second day of demonstrations in the locked-down Australian city after authorities shut construction sites for two weeks, saying workers’ frequent movement was spreading Covid. Demonstrators threw rocks, bottles and flares at the police, as television and social media showed video of protesters chanting and attacking police cars. — Reuters

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