Riot police were called in, surrounding the activists who were being threatened by the crowd. 9News
About 15 protesters attended the Belfield event, but they were overrun by hundreds of Latham's supporters.READ MORE:Up to 500 people were involved at the height of the clash, during which glass bottles and punches were allegedly thrown.
"They surrounded us, attempting to breakthrough police lines, punched us in the face, grabbed women's hair and smashed them to the ground, threw glass bottles," one protester said.Police said one officer had been injured after being struck on the hand with a thrown object, and had been taken to hospital in a stable condition.He will appear before court on April 11.
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