Police brought in power tools to free the woman as they tried to move the car out of the way.
Police have brought in power tools after a woman chained herself to a car during the third day of protests against an arms expo in central
The woman chained herself to a parked car on the King Street Bridge this morning, on the final day of the Land Forces International Land Defence Exposition at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.A woman has chained herself to a car on the King Street Bridge during the anti-war protests in Melbourne. It came after protesters blocked traffic on the intersection of King Street and Flinders Street, prompting drivers to try to push through jam.
The first day of the protests on Wednesday saw dozens of people arrested and multiple police injured in an hours-long fracas. Accusations of causing the violence have been traded by both sides, with police alleging some protesters came armed and attacked officers with everything from bottles to faeces.Officers were observed using capsicum spray and non-lethal rounds on some protesters.Police arrested five people, making use of expanded search powers to find some attendees had brought bags of small rocks and marbles.
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