Australian Cops Attack Occupy Melbourne Protest Camp
Submitted on October 22, 2011
By Margaret Rees and Patrick O’Connor - 22 October 2011
A violent operation, involving hundreds of riot and mounted police...was launched yesterday against the Occupy Melbourne protest camp. At least 95 people were arrested, many after being brutally assaulted by multiple police officers. Demonstrators were kicked, punched and blinded with [pepper] spray. One was hospitalized after two police pinned him to the ground while another kicked him in the groin.
