Anti-lockdown protests planned in Sydney fail to materialise as police enforce exclusion zone
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Anti-lockdown protests planned in Sydney on Saturday failed to materialise, with police confident a city-wide crackdown on movement and checkpoints entering the city prevented a repeat of the lockdown-violating mass gatherings seen last week.
As New South Wales health authorities announced 210 new cases in its Delta outbreak on Saturday morning, deputy police commissioner Michael Willing set the scene for what would be a severe operation involving mounted police, helicopters, harsh fines and an exclusion zone to keep potential protesters from gathering.
Continue reading...source https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/jul/31/sydney-lockdown-protest-police-claim-victory-as-organisers-vow-to-regroup-in-august
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