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  • Thirty police hurt in Sydney, Australia riot

    02/15/2004 11:25:28 AM PST · by KangarooJacqui · 110 replies · 946+ views
    AAP ^ | 16th February 2004 | AAP
    Thirty police hurt in riot February 16, 2004 6.10AM AEDT THIRTY police officers were injured as they were pelted with bricks and Molotov cocktails during an overnight riot in inner-Sydney sparked by a youth's death. Police reinforcements from across Sydney were called to Redfern after the riot by 100 youths broke out at about 6pm (AEDT) yesterday. A police spokeswoman said the riot ended early today and four people were in custody, with police still at the scene. It appears the incident was sparked by the death of a 17-year-old boy who was impaled on a metal fence after falling...