Dozens arrested at Melbourne anti-lockdown protest

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About 250 people attended the illegal protest, the second in as many days in the city.

Anti-lockdown protesters chant slogans at Melbourne's Queen Victoria Market during a rally on September 13, 2020, amid the ongoing COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Melbourne continues to enforce strict lockdown measures to battle a second wave of the coronavirus.MELBOURNE - Authorities in Melbourne arrested more than 70 people for flouting stay-at-home orders to protest against lockdown restrictions Sunday, with some demonstrators clashing with riot police at a market in the city.

Police arrested 74 people and fined 176, saying in a statement that"many protestors were aggressive and threatened violence towards officers". Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews, who has previously branded the protestors"selfish", said Sunday the state could not afford to reopen too quickly.

 

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