Police pelted with rocks, bottles and bricks during two Perth riots as Australia Day comes to violent end

Several people are arrested and two officers are injured after police declared two out-of-control gatherings in Perth's city centre overnight.

abc.net.au/news/police-pelted-with-rocks-bottles-bricks-in-perth-australia-day/101898458Several people were arrested and two officers were injured as police declared two out-of-control gatherings in Perth's city centre overnight.

"Police got additional resources and formed up some lines tactically to separate the persons and execute some arrests," he said.Officers in riot gear formed lines in the city centre to break up the trouble. More than 1,000 people gathered in that same location at Forrest Place hours earlier for the city's Invasion Day rally.A range of people spoke against government interventions and other social justice issues including deaths in custody.Several more arrests were made in the early hours of the morning, after police declared another out-of-control gathering about 1:20am at Moore Street, near the McIver train station in East Perth.

A WA Police spokesperson said bricks and broken pavers were thrown at police as they dispersed the crowd. Two police officers were taken to hospital, one with a shoulder injury and the other with a head injury.

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