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Neve Brissenden

Fears Alice Springs youth curfew could inflame tensions

Tensions in Alice Springs have simmered down after a curfew was introduced, the chief minister says. (Aaron Bunch/AAP PHOTOS)

Aboriginal legal services and advocates have hit back at the Northern Territory government's emergency youth curfew aimed at curbing escalating violence in Alice Springs.

Chaos descended on the red centre town on Tuesday afternoon when a large group attacked the Todd Tavern, leaving a $30,000 damage bill, as tensions escalated between families following the death of a teenager.

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