sydney gone crazy????
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thirstyninos
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i just googled about it and this what i got
MORE than 20 people have been injured and 16 arrested as race-fuelled violence spread through Sydney's beachside suburbs overnight.
A series of apparent revenge attacks - including two stabbings - happened after yesterday's unrest at Cronulla where more than 5000 people had massed.
New South Wales Premier Morris Iemma today said police were in control of the situation, after officers and an ambulance crew were earlier assaulted during the peak of racial tension.
Drunken mobs within the crowd at Cronulla yelled racist chants, chased down and bashed people of Middle Eastern appearance in an extended show of violence.
As the unrest spread overnight, a total of 25 people - including two ambulance officers - had been injured, about 40 cars vandalised and an Australian flag burned.
Police said 16 people were arrested across Sydney and charged with 42 offences.
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Mr Iemma today described the behaviour as "stomach turning" and said it would not be tolerated.
"I saw yesterday people trying to hide behind the Australian flag, well they are cowards whose behaviour will not be tolerated," Mr Iemma said.
"That was the most disgraceful, disgusting behaviour that I've ever seen."
Mr Iemma said he planned to bring together community leaders for discussions about how to prevent further violence.
Police had the resources and the equipment to deal with the violent scenes, he said.
Police were forced to use capsicum spray and batons in their battle to subdue the Cronulla rioters, who pelted officers with bottles and stomped on patrol cars.
Later, a 23-year-old man was injured and more than 40 cars smashed with baseball bats in an apparent revenge attack at Maroubra, in Sydney's east.
A group of about 60 men of Middle Eastern appearance and armed with baseball bats smashed the windows of parked cars about 9pm (AEDT).
The group then clashed with local gang, the Bra Boys, outside the Maroubra Bay Hotel.
A 23-year-old Maroubra man was taken to Prince of Wales hospital after he was stabbed with a sharp implement, believed to be a stick or nail, in the hip.
Later, a second 23-year-old man was stabbed in the back by a group of males, described as being of Middle Eastern appearance, at a golf club at Woolooware, in Sydney's south.
He was taken to hospital in a serious condition.
Riot police were also called to Brighton-le-Sands, in Sydney's south, overnight to control a group of about 200 brawling youths who had reportedly thrown projectiles at police.
Twelve people were arrested at Cronulla. They will face Sutherland Local Court at a date to be fixed.
MORE than 20 people have been injured and 16 arrested as race-fuelled violence spread through Sydney's beachside suburbs overnight.
A series of apparent revenge attacks - including two stabbings - happened after yesterday's unrest at Cronulla where more than 5000 people had massed.
New South Wales Premier Morris Iemma today said police were in control of the situation, after officers and an ambulance crew were earlier assaulted during the peak of racial tension.
Drunken mobs within the crowd at Cronulla yelled racist chants, chased down and bashed people of Middle Eastern appearance in an extended show of violence.
As the unrest spread overnight, a total of 25 people - including two ambulance officers - had been injured, about 40 cars vandalised and an Australian flag burned.
Police said 16 people were arrested across Sydney and charged with 42 offences.
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Mr Iemma today described the behaviour as "stomach turning" and said it would not be tolerated.
"I saw yesterday people trying to hide behind the Australian flag, well they are cowards whose behaviour will not be tolerated," Mr Iemma said.
"That was the most disgraceful, disgusting behaviour that I've ever seen."
Mr Iemma said he planned to bring together community leaders for discussions about how to prevent further violence.
Police had the resources and the equipment to deal with the violent scenes, he said.
Police were forced to use capsicum spray and batons in their battle to subdue the Cronulla rioters, who pelted officers with bottles and stomped on patrol cars.
Later, a 23-year-old man was injured and more than 40 cars smashed with baseball bats in an apparent revenge attack at Maroubra, in Sydney's east.
A group of about 60 men of Middle Eastern appearance and armed with baseball bats smashed the windows of parked cars about 9pm (AEDT).
The group then clashed with local gang, the Bra Boys, outside the Maroubra Bay Hotel.
A 23-year-old Maroubra man was taken to Prince of Wales hospital after he was stabbed with a sharp implement, believed to be a stick or nail, in the hip.
Later, a second 23-year-old man was stabbed in the back by a group of males, described as being of Middle Eastern appearance, at a golf club at Woolooware, in Sydney's south.
He was taken to hospital in a serious condition.
Riot police were also called to Brighton-le-Sands, in Sydney's south, overnight to control a group of about 200 brawling youths who had reportedly thrown projectiles at police.
Twelve people were arrested at Cronulla. They will face Sutherland Local Court at a date to be fixed.
thirstyninos
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here is another reprot
THEY called it a day of pride, but it will go down as a day of national disgrace.
Thousands of drunken youths descended on Cronulla in Sydney's south yesterday for the race riots police had feared.
"I'm an Australian, I was born here," a youth of Middle Eastern descent told locals who had taunted him with chants of "Kill Lebs".
Minutes later, he was left covered in blood, punched to the ground and kicked, before being led to safety by police.
Two girls of Middle Eastern descent were also pushed to the ground and pelted with beer bottles as police tried to rescue them.
The day began as a show of solidarity with thousands of locals draping themselves in Australian flags and calling for peace in their beachside suburb.
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Up to 150 police, including the dog squad and the PolAir helicopter, were positioned to cope with the 5000-strong crowd.
But as the beer flowed into the afternoon, the huge crowd became violent, roaming the streets in search of a target for their anger.
The threats had been made since two volunteer lifesavers were bashed eight days ago - and yesterday, they were looking to get square.
Those youths of Middle Eastern descent who did venture to Cronulla became victims of mob violence.
Police rescued the victims of the bashings and rushed them to safety through the front entrance of the local Northies pub.
"What the Lebs did last week was low and it's time we showed a bit of pride towards where we live," Luke O'Brien, a volunteer lifesaver said.
Another local, Peter, said the huge show of force yesterday had been "coming for five or six years".
"Our girls can't get from the water to their towels without being threatened by these maggots," he said.
In one of the early outbreaks of violence, a teenager of Middle Eastern descent was chased from the beach-side park across the road to side park across the road to Northies by a mob of hundreds.
He was assaulted before seeking refuge inside the hotel.
A hotel security guard said he had seen the victim with two other young males and a young woman earlier in the day and they were not causing trouble.
Later, another man was trapped against the back of a ute and bashed in the back before a police officer stepped in.
Northies closed its doors at 2pm (AEDT) yesterday to avoid the mob and two bottle shops shut at the request of police.
Ambulance officers treated dozens of injuries, mostly assault-related injuries or from broken glass.
Shortly before 3pm, word spread among thousands of youths that a Lebanese gang was arriving at Cronulla train station.
Some of the mob entered the train station and jumped on a train, where they proceeded to search for anyone of Middle Eastern appearance.
They found two males and began bashing them before police intervened, using batons as they dragged the youths off the train and formed a human shield around the station.
The violence peaked about 4.20pm near the North Cronulla Surf Club when a brawl broke out and six males were injured.
Police escorted them into the club and called an ambulance, which was chaperoned through the crowd by mounted officers.
The mob gathered to block the ambulance's path and then began shouting and throwing bottles, smashing its windows.
The crowd also tried to kick in the doors. One ambulance officer was struck in the head with a bottle and another was cut on the arm by shattered glass.
Five of the six patients in the ambulance were taken into the care of police while the sixth man was taken to St George Hospital suffering injuries to his face and body.
By late afternoon, the baying crowd, many of them drunk, began to turn on riot squad police and emergency services.
By 7pm, 12 people had been arrested.
They included a 28-year-old Cronulla man, charged with affray, a 16-year-old Sutherland teenager, charged with offensive conduct, a 35-year-old Kareela man, charged with offensive conduct, and a 17-year-old Cronulla teenager charged with assaulting police.
Assistant Police Commissioner Mark Goodwin - himself a Cronulla local - branded the day's events as "nothing short of disgusting, and disgraceful".
"What has been occurring on some fronts is that people of Middle Eastern backgrounds that have been seen in the Cronulla area - a swarm of the crowd has approached these people with vile abuse, in the most un-Australian way."
THEY called it a day of pride, but it will go down as a day of national disgrace.
Thousands of drunken youths descended on Cronulla in Sydney's south yesterday for the race riots police had feared.
"I'm an Australian, I was born here," a youth of Middle Eastern descent told locals who had taunted him with chants of "Kill Lebs".
Minutes later, he was left covered in blood, punched to the ground and kicked, before being led to safety by police.
Two girls of Middle Eastern descent were also pushed to the ground and pelted with beer bottles as police tried to rescue them.
The day began as a show of solidarity with thousands of locals draping themselves in Australian flags and calling for peace in their beachside suburb.
Advertisement:
Up to 150 police, including the dog squad and the PolAir helicopter, were positioned to cope with the 5000-strong crowd.
But as the beer flowed into the afternoon, the huge crowd became violent, roaming the streets in search of a target for their anger.
The threats had been made since two volunteer lifesavers were bashed eight days ago - and yesterday, they were looking to get square.
Those youths of Middle Eastern descent who did venture to Cronulla became victims of mob violence.
Police rescued the victims of the bashings and rushed them to safety through the front entrance of the local Northies pub.
"What the Lebs did last week was low and it's time we showed a bit of pride towards where we live," Luke O'Brien, a volunteer lifesaver said.
Another local, Peter, said the huge show of force yesterday had been "coming for five or six years".
"Our girls can't get from the water to their towels without being threatened by these maggots," he said.
In one of the early outbreaks of violence, a teenager of Middle Eastern descent was chased from the beach-side park across the road to side park across the road to Northies by a mob of hundreds.
He was assaulted before seeking refuge inside the hotel.
A hotel security guard said he had seen the victim with two other young males and a young woman earlier in the day and they were not causing trouble.
Later, another man was trapped against the back of a ute and bashed in the back before a police officer stepped in.
Northies closed its doors at 2pm (AEDT) yesterday to avoid the mob and two bottle shops shut at the request of police.
Ambulance officers treated dozens of injuries, mostly assault-related injuries or from broken glass.
Shortly before 3pm, word spread among thousands of youths that a Lebanese gang was arriving at Cronulla train station.
Some of the mob entered the train station and jumped on a train, where they proceeded to search for anyone of Middle Eastern appearance.
They found two males and began bashing them before police intervened, using batons as they dragged the youths off the train and formed a human shield around the station.
The violence peaked about 4.20pm near the North Cronulla Surf Club when a brawl broke out and six males were injured.
Police escorted them into the club and called an ambulance, which was chaperoned through the crowd by mounted officers.
The mob gathered to block the ambulance's path and then began shouting and throwing bottles, smashing its windows.
The crowd also tried to kick in the doors. One ambulance officer was struck in the head with a bottle and another was cut on the arm by shattered glass.
Five of the six patients in the ambulance were taken into the care of police while the sixth man was taken to St George Hospital suffering injuries to his face and body.
By late afternoon, the baying crowd, many of them drunk, began to turn on riot squad police and emergency services.
By 7pm, 12 people had been arrested.
They included a 28-year-old Cronulla man, charged with affray, a 16-year-old Sutherland teenager, charged with offensive conduct, a 35-year-old Kareela man, charged with offensive conduct, and a 17-year-old Cronulla teenager charged with assaulting police.
Assistant Police Commissioner Mark Goodwin - himself a Cronulla local - branded the day's events as "nothing short of disgusting, and disgraceful".
"What has been occurring on some fronts is that people of Middle Eastern backgrounds that have been seen in the Cronulla area - a swarm of the crowd has approached these people with vile abuse, in the most un-Australian way."
sydneydude
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im happy cause no mention of the assyrian name so far....lets hope it stays that way!!!
I don't want to generalise but I travelled round Australia for 5 months a couple of years ago and i found the Australians to be chauvanistic, racist and rude so i'm not shocked at these reports.
I was following the England team on the Ashes tour and was travelling with 5 other English people (and about 40,000 other cricket fans) so the Aussies assumed I was English but the things they said about 'wog's' and Lebs and Chinese people shocked me. It seemed far less racially integrated but perhaps that's because I'm comparing it to London.
I was following the England team on the Ashes tour and was travelling with 5 other English people (and about 40,000 other cricket fans) so the Aussies assumed I was English but the things they said about 'wog's' and Lebs and Chinese people shocked me. It seemed far less racially integrated but perhaps that's because I'm comparing it to London.
