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An anti-lockdown thug has attacked three officers during ugly scenes which saw 100 demonstrators charge at police in Melbourne.
Wild scenes broke out in Richmond as a group of hooligans clashed with police trying to contain the violent 'freedom rally' march.
Extraordinary footage showed dozens of protesters lashing out at police as frustrations boiled over after a tense standoff.
One man in a black hoodie can be seen viciously attacking an officer, before barging over another and then flipping a third on his back.
Another protestor manhandled a female officer, shoving her to the ground.
On a failed day of nationwide anti-lockdown protests, the wildest scenes were in Melbourne, where hooligans bashed police in a vicious confrontation at Richmond. At the top of the photo one man can be seen fighting with an officer
A man in a black hoodie can be seen at the front of the surging crowd of protestors grabbing a female officer by the waist, soon after she was shoved to the ground
Victorian police attempt to hold their line during wild anti-lockdown protest scenes on Victoria Street, Richmond
The footage showed protesters rushing and breaking through a police line on Victoria Street at Richmond.
Officers were forced to use batons and fire capsicum spray on the group of around 100 screaming protesters, some in motorcycle helmets, who threw bottles at officers on duty.
The heavy Victorian
