AAP General News (Australia)
12-08-2005
NSW: Police mobolise task force to stop Cronulla attacks
SYDNEY, Dec 8 AAP - NSW Police has mobilised its gang task force to prevent more attacks
at Sydney's Cronulla Beach, where racial tension has been blamed for groups urging violent
attacks on each other.
A series of text messages have been circulating following two violent incidents at
the beach in the past week, including an attack on two lifeguards on Sunday.
And yesterday, a brawl erupted at the beach when a gang of youths allegedly turned
on a media crew.
Premier Morris Iemma today said police resources, including NSW's dedicated gang task
force and its street crime unit, were being mobilised to deal with the situation.
He called for calm, urging people not to take the law into their own hands.
"Our streets are there for everybody to be safe and to go about their business," Mr
Iemma told Macquarie Radio.
"Whether it's going to the beach or going to the cinema, or going to the football,
anyone who takes the law into their own hands will be met with the full force of the law."
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