Police and protesters both claim they were ‘set upon’ as pepper spray deployed outside Sydney weapons expo
The Guardian – World —
Thirteen arrested during demonstration with both police and protesters reporting injuries Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThirteen people have been arrested after an allegedly violent confrontation between New South Wales police and protesters outside a state government-sponsored defence conference in Sydney.Both police officers and protesters were allegedly injured at Palestine Action Group’s demonstration on Tuesday outside the Indo Pacific International Maritime Exposition at the International Convention Centre (ICC) in Darling Harbour, amid criticism that Israel’s largest weapons companies were attending the event. Continue reading...