Retaliatory violence in Sydney's south

December 12, 2005 - 1:50AM



Two cars carrying a group of males, described as being of Mediterranean or Middle Eastern appearance, approached the man at about 10.25pm (AEDT) last night.

Following a short conversation, the man was stabbed.

He was taken to hospital in a serious condition.

At about the same time, more than fifty carloads of men, believed to be of Middle Eastern appearance, descended on Maroubra beach.

Wielding baseball bats and metal bars, they smashed cars along Maroubra Road, leaving in their wake a trail of destruction.

Glass littered the streets and almost 100 cars had smashed windscreens and dented side panels.

"It all just seemed to happen at once. There was all this noise and crunching and then they left," said a 16-year-old local girl.

As police moved to contain the violence, more outbreaks surfaced at Bay Street, Brighton Le Sands, where officers in riot gear were called in to contain angry mobs.

"People starting pelting police with bricks and glass," said a 17-year-old local, who wished only to be known as Phil.

Police, armed with plastic shields and dogs, moved a group of young men down a neighbouring street where they got into cars parked at a petrol station.

It's believed police made a number of arrests.


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