Riot Police Deployed at Protests Against Melbourne’s COVID-19 Lockdown

Riot Police Deployed at Protests Against Melbourne’s COVID-19 Lockdown
Riot police clear Melbourne's Queen Victoria Market of anti-lockdown protesters during a rally on Sept. 13, 2020. William West/AFP via Getty Images
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Police in full riot gear engulfed a Victorian Market to take control of a protest against the state’s COVID-19 lockdown on Sunday.

In a strong response to a second day of protests, shielded riot police and officers on horseback were deployed in great numbers, outnumbering the estimated 200 to 250 people who had gathered outside Melbourne’s Queen Victoria Market.