2005 Cronulla riots
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title:
2005 Cronulla riots
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The 2005 Cronulla riots were a series of race riots in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It began in the beachside suburb of Cronulla on 11 December, and spread over to additional suburbs the next few nights. The riots were triggered by an event the previous Sunday, when an altercation turned physical between a group of youths of Middle Eastern appearance and White Australian lifeguards on the beach. Following the reporting of this event by the tabloid media and "shock jocks" on local radio, a
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Civil disturbance in New South Wales, Australia
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_Cronulla_riots
date created:
2005-12-11T17:50:39Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T13:04:29Z
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