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Reclaim Australia Activists Accuse Melbourne Police After Clashes

© AFP 2023 / PETER PARKSProtesters attend a “Reclaim Australia” rally to oppose religious extremism in Sydney on April 4, 2015
Protesters attend a “Reclaim Australia” rally to oppose religious extremism in Sydney on April 4, 2015 - Sputnik International
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Activists from Reclaim Australia group that organised nationwide anti-islamization protests accused police of creating an overall dangerous situation at the Melbourne's rally.

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Reclaim Australia group that organized nationwide anti-islamization protests on Saturday accused police of impeding the demonstrators in Melbourne and creating an overall dangerous situation at the rally.

On Saturday, thousands of people took to the streets of 16 cities and towns of Australia to protests against “sharia law, halal tax and Islamization.” In most of the participating cities, the rally goers faced an opposing No Room for Racism group of demonstrators. In some cities, including Melbourne and Sydney, the two groups of protesters engaged in clashes.

“Victorian Police allowed anti-rallies to flank each side of the area they chose for the Melbourne Reclaim Rally event. This effectively prevented the majority of Reclaim Rally people from attending their legitimate rally at 1.00 pm [05:00 GMT] and created a dangerous situation for all Reclaim Rally goers those hemmed in inside and those outside wanting to attend,” the group said on Facebook.

Victorian Police allowed anti-rallies to flank each side of the area they chose for the Melbourne Reclaim Rally event….

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According to the local media, at least four people were hospitalized in Melbourne – three of them with minor injuries and one with chest pain. The local police also arrested three people.

Reclaim Australia group noted that in Sydney police ensured that the members of the opposing No Room for Racism group stayed at least half a mile away from the Reclaim Rally, and in Adelaide – banned the anti-racism protest over inciting violence.

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“The Reclaim Rally was the only rally that had a permit for the day,” the group noted.

Australia has seen a rise in anti-Islamization mood amid the Islamic State (ISIL) terrorist group seizure of territories in Iraq and Syria and the spread of terrorism propaganda aimed at luring Westerners into extremist movements.

In mid-March, media reported that an Australian teen died while carrying out an IS suicide attack in Iraq. He reportedly planned bombings across his native Melbourne.

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