Protesters Clash with Australian Police at Immigration Rally
Several hundred activists clashed with Australian police in Melbourne in a rare display of violence in a country where immigration is a hot political issue.
Police used pepper spray to try to keep the two sides apart after the anti-racism activists attempted to keep the nationalists from holding their “Reclaim Australia” rally.
Prime Minister Tony Abbott made blocking migrants trying to reach Australia by boat a key plank of his victorious election campaign in 2013.
Fear of young Australian Muslims being inspired by militants such as Islamic State and traveling to fight in Iraq and Syria has underpinned support for right-wing groups like Reclaim Australia and the United Patriots Front.
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