Protesters Clash With Emergency Workers In Australia
Protesters threw rocks, lit fires, and damaged cars during a demonstration in Central Australia. Police deployed rubber bullets and tear gas to manage the crowd. The incident occurred amid community grieving, with reports of calls for retribution under Aboriginal law. The individual, identified as Mr. Lewis, was flown to Darwin for safety and medical reasons. Lewis is expected to appear in court later. The incident involved rocks and other projectiles being thrown. Protesters clashed with Australian emergency services workers in a remote town. The unrest follows the arrest of a man suspected of murdering a five-year-old Indigenous girl. The girl was reported missing from her home on the outskirts of Alice Springs last Saturday. Her body was discovered in dense bushland outside the town.
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Sources · 7 independent
ABC NewsRadio AU
“was rocks being thrown, there was fires being lit, cars being damaged. There were calls for Jefferson Lewis to be killed and for payback to occur.”
WBUR Boston
“rocks and other projectiles. Police used tear gas and fired rubber bullets. Mr. Lewis was flown to Darwin to ensure his safety”
RTHK Radio 3 HK
“Hundreds of protesters have clashed with Australian Emergency Services workers in a remote town following the arrest of a man suspected of murdering a five-year-old Indigenous girl.”
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