Chaos ensued at a Anti-lockdown protest in Australia.
David Estcourt, reporter for “The Age” wrote “Protesters break through the police line, an officer gets assaulted and trampled by demonstrators, people are screaming and covered in capsicum spray.”
The video has over 2 million views.
Protesters break through the police line, an officer gets assaulted and trampled by demonstrators, people are screaming and covered in capsicum spray @theage pic.twitter.com/qXX9lIAZRJ
— David Estcourt (@davidestcourt) September 18, 2021
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People chant free our children at anti-lockdown protest in Melbourne, a demonstrator tells authorities to ‘stop making us communists’ @theage pic.twitter.com/O41Ok5ejDM
— David Estcourt (@davidestcourt) September 18, 2021
Protesters chant “you serve us” at police as they walk ahead of the mob. A police helicopter hovers overhead @theage pic.twitter.com/EEnFDeoRpL
— David Estcourt (@davidestcourt) September 18, 2021
Police deploy capsicum spray to subdue protesters in Richmond @theage pic.twitter.com/WOdyR1FZnb
— David Estcourt (@davidestcourt) September 18, 2021
A protester flies the Gadsden flag, a popular libertarian symbol, as the crowd begins to walk north on Victoria Parade @theage pic.twitter.com/UIcUcYsq2x
— David Estcourt (@davidestcourt) September 18, 2021