Post by Shadow on Dec 13, 2005 12:13:52 GMT -5
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Violence triggered by race tensions has hit Sydney for a second night, with youths damaging cars and shops.
A reporter in the suburb of Cronulla, where dozens were arrested after riots on Sunday, described scenes of "chaos".
Police said carloads of people had come into the area from other parts of Sydney and committed violent acts.
Australian Prime Minister John Howard condemned the weekend's attacks by thousands of young white men on people of Arabic and Mediterranean background.
A reporter from the ABC national radio network said some of the people coming into Cronulla on Monday night had carried out attacks on property.
Some of the violence appeared to have been carried out by youths of Middle Eastern appearance, raising speculation it was a retaliation for Sunday's unrest.
"We have shops damaged at Caringbah, cars damaged at Cronulla," said a spokesman for New South Wales police. "We have six arrests at this stage."
Violence triggered by race tensions has hit Sydney for a second night, with youths damaging cars and shops.
A reporter in the suburb of Cronulla, where dozens were arrested after riots on Sunday, described scenes of "chaos".
Police said carloads of people had come into the area from other parts of Sydney and committed violent acts.
Australian Prime Minister John Howard condemned the weekend's attacks by thousands of young white men on people of Arabic and Mediterranean background.
A reporter from the ABC national radio network said some of the people coming into Cronulla on Monday night had carried out attacks on property.
Some of the violence appeared to have been carried out by youths of Middle Eastern appearance, raising speculation it was a retaliation for Sunday's unrest.
"We have shops damaged at Caringbah, cars damaged at Cronulla," said a spokesman for New South Wales police. "We have six arrests at this stage."