Australia's most serious violent clashes in 30 years

In mid-July 2015, anti-Muslim groups held a rally in Australia 18 cities and towns, and with anti-racism demonstrators some violent clashes. Large number of police deployed to control the situation, in Sydney, five people were arrested. NSW Anti-Discrimination Committee on Saturday and Sunday for two days, one called "recapture Australia ' right-wing nationalist groups, held a two-day rally in 18 Australian cities and towns, federal congressman George Christensen attended a rally in Mackay and made a speech. Rally, some places "recover Australia 'groups and anti-racist groups and violent conflict broke out shouting match. Anti-racism protesters who chanted "Welcome Muslims, not racism", and "recover Australia" many demonstrators handheld Australian flag. In Melbourne, protest mutual threw bottles, punched and kicked. Hundreds of police officers at the scene, subdued the crowd with pepper sprayer conflict. Police said at least four people for violent crimes, including assault Mounties were arrested.

In Canberra, the two sides clashed in the demonstrations, the police blocked the road near the Capitol. "Recover Australia 'groups protesters marched to the Capitol, about 100 anti-racists were gathering in their siege of the parking lot" to regain the Australian "protesters. After the rally, the police tried to separate the two conflicts. Chairman of the Anti-Discrimination Board of NSW grams Stepan Kerkyasharian said he has been concerned about the development of the weekend events, and said: "Australia's national harmony are facing the biggest threat in 30 years, many years ago a similar occurrence Sydney South Coast Keluonala ethnic conflict might repeat " Stepan Kerkyasharian said:" we are facing the worst that could happen, but regrettably, what is happening internationally has been using this case to find the right people soil. "

He said: "When you have a community because of their religious and worry about becoming the target of attacks, while on the other hand, other associations of people feel this community, someone might attack them, which has the lead" . objective conditions catastrophe, "it will erupt in different ways out, I can not predict, but similar riot Keluonala not impossible," he thought: "racial harmony is now in a trough, that promote racial division (impact) is likely to trend groups will form 30 years ago I had seen a similar scenario, but until now, I have not seen a harmonious cell currently being threatened like this. "but he said that despite the race separatism have certain environmental market, but he has great confidence in the Australian people, and says: "Whenever there is any individual or any organization made racist agenda, the Australian public would overwhelmingly beat them.