Victoria Police have expressed their “disappointment” after more than 100 Leftist protesters clashed with riot and mounted police on Friday night. The mob rallied outside of a Melbourne venue hosting Canadian speaker Lauren Southern.
Bus carrying ticket holders attempted to reverse away from charging protestors who surrounded the bus pic.twitter.com/ChDCFYDBJu
— Genevieve Alison (@GenevieveAlison) July 20, 2018
During the demonstration, a bus filled with attendees was swarmed by protesters who beat on the windows and chanted, “surround the Nazi bus.” According to 9 News the mounted police were eventually forced to charged the crowd in an attempt to clear the road.
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