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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Ben Smee

Police blocked members of anti-immigration group from Perth dawn service after Anzac Day booing in eastern states

An Anzac Day service in Perth.
An Anzac Day service in Perth on Saturday. WA police said they removed 15 people from commemorations who were identified as members of ‘issue motivated groups’. Photograph: Antony Dickson/AFP/Getty Images

Western Australian police say they proactively blocked 15 members of “issue motivated groups” from attending Anzac Day commemorations, following disruptions that marred earlier ceremonies in the eastern states.

One man was arrested at the Sydney dawn service at Martin Place, where there was a small but noisy interjection of booing during the Indigenous acknowledgment of country. Booing also marred ceremonies in Melbourne and Perth.

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