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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Caitlin Cassidy and Jordyn Beazley

The horror of Gaza called and a mass of rain-soaked Sydney Harbour Bridge marchers, young and old, came in full force

Pro-Palestine protesters cross the Sydney Harbour Bridge on Sunday
Pro-Palestine protesters cross the Harbour Bridge on a wet and wintry Sydney day. Photograph: Flavio Brancaleone/AAP

They came in full force in the pouring rain, armed with umbrellas and ponchos and waterproof prams. One man even carried a surfboard. This is Sydney, after all.

At least 100,000 people marched across the Sydney Harbour Bridge on Sunday as part of a growing global call for a ceasefire in Gaza. It was double the estimated turnout, and described by New South Wales police as the largest protest to descend on the city in memory. Organisers estimated up to 300,000 walked.

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