The Melbourne protest was the most violent, involving roughly 4,000 namely unmasked demonstrators, some of whom let off flares.
Hundreds of people, many of whom are now facing fines for flouting health orders, were arrested Saturday in Australia while protesting the country’s lockdown. The demonstrations — many of which came together as a result of online chat groups — spanned multiple cities, though the most violent was in Melbourne, which went into lockdown earlier in August, along with the capital Canberra, The Associated Press reported. The Melbourne protest involved roughly 4,000 mainly unmasked demonstrators, some of whom set off flares.
