Melbourne Police Fire Large Projectiles, Pepper Balls at Protesters on 3rd Day of Demonstrations

Police fire capsicum spray towards construction workers and demonstrators in the gardens surrounding the Shrine of Remembrance during a protest against Covid-19 regulations in Melbourne on Sept. 22, 2021. William West/AFP via Getty Images
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Police in Melbourne, Australia, fired pepper balls and large-sized projectiles at unarmed civilians on Sept. 22, seeking to disperse crowds that took to the streets to protest against the government’s vaccine mandates and COVID-19 restrictions.

This is the third day of demonstrations by construction industry workers and others in Melbourne against mandatory COVID-19 vaccination and the extended lockdown in Victoria state.

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