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A large group of angry protesters has scuffled with people attending a Melbourne speech by controversial Dutch MP Geert Wilders.
There were verbal exchanges on Monday evening as protesters wrestled with those trying to access the venue at Somerton, in the city's north.
The demonstrators took guests' tickets and pushed them to the ground.
Mounted police then moved in, forming a line to try to stop the scuffles.
The protesters, many of whom chanted "racism, no way, we're going to fight it all the way", then moved on.
Mr Wilders says he is in Australia to issue warnings about what he describes as the dangers of Islamic immigration.
The far-right politician's Australian speaking tour has been sponsored by a group called the Q Society, which is against multiculturalism.
Topics: government-and-politics, world-politics, multiculturalism, community-and-multicultural-festivals, community-and-society, religion-and-beliefs, somerton-3062, netherlands, australia
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