Young protester eggs far-right Australian senator, gets hit in the face


  • World
  • Saturday, 16 Mar 2019

MELBOURNE (AFP): A far-right Australian senator had to be restrained by security officials Saturday (March 16) after punching a young man protesting his offensive comments about the Christchurch mosque attacks.

Queensland Senator Fraser Anning drew international condemnation for his efforts to blame the attack that killed 49 Muslim worshippers on immigration.

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