Australian premier sides with egger against egged senator

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Australian premier sides with egger against egged senator

AP Published March 17, 2019

An unnamed young man threw an egg at Anning during a press conference in Melbourne, prompting the senator to hit him in the face repeatedly before being stopped by what appeared to be a security guard. — AP

Australia's prime minister has suggested an anti-Muslim senator should be charged after he hit a teen who cracked a raw egg over the legislator's head.

Senator Fraser Anning has been widely condemned for blaming Muslim immigration for terror attacks on two New Zealand mosque that claimed at least 50 lives.

The 17-year-old boy who egged Anning has become an online hero.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Sunday took the side of the egger, telling reporters: "The full force of the law should be applied to Sen Anning."

Police allege the boy assaulted the senator with the egg. The boy's name has not been made public.

Police also said Anning "retaliated and struck the teen twice".

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Be Honest

Mar 17, 2019 01:21pm

This is again a fake claim for internal consumption. We saw public thrash the boy very badly.

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Tariq Haider

Mar 17, 2019 02:32pm

New Zealand Prime Minister act like a true leader during this crisis. One can feel real pain in her eye and visible love for her people.

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Ali

Mar 17, 2019 03:09pm

Senator should be trialed for spreading hatred

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Hafeez

Mar 17, 2019 04:40pm

Well done PM.

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Bajake Thokde

Mar 17, 2019 05:48pm

Beyond political correctness, what the senator said was right

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Saad

Mar 17, 2019 07:11pm

@Ali, Senator must resign.

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Nizamuddin Ahmad Aali

Mar 17, 2019 07:21pm

The senator is or tried to cash in the opportunity to win the next election. The man represents the country’s sentiment. Anything else is a lip service.

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Imran

Mar 17, 2019 08:00pm

This Australian senator should migrate to the United States and join Trump's republican party.

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Gordon D. Walker

Mar 17, 2019 08:35pm

Self-defence... Gordon D. Walker Canada

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Srinivas

Mar 17, 2019 08:41pm

Sad to see young man behaving like this.. Where this world is heading? How can this kid break egg on the old man head; Doesn't this kid has dad or grand father; I am sure, his parents will not be proud of his action.

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Ash Khan

Mar 17, 2019 09:38pm

@Be Honest, Please open your eyes. The boy was taken down by plain clothes policemen who at the spur of the moment did not know if the boy was still a threat or not. Very professional behavior by the cops. BTW, this is New Zealand where the public doesn’t believe in beating up people no matter how egregious the crime.

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jaredlee007

Mar 18, 2019 12:00am

You don't hit a kid like the way he did when you security guards are present. The senator is a gangster and a not a humble person. IT was just an egg, not a gun, no self-defence was needed. He could have just asked for a towel to clean his head. The kid had already moved back after throwing an egg.

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AWAN Punajbian Di Shaan

Mar 18, 2019 02:30am

Wasted an egg on this white supremacist... should have used a rotten egg!

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Ravi Vancouver

Mar 18, 2019 02:44am

@Be Honest, it was senator's security who over powered the boy to arrest him. Public did not interfere.

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Reality Bites

Mar 18, 2019 09:20am

Anning got what he earned. He was asking for it for a long time.

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moazi

Mar 18, 2019 03:31pm

Unfortunately, he is not just against muslim immigration but all migration from Asian/African countries which includes India into Australia and Newzealand

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Mudassar

Mar 18, 2019 07:35pm

@Tariq Haider, i agree, NZ is the place to go for us.

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deps

Mar 19, 2019 05:38am

@Ash Khan, First of all, it was in Australia( not in NewZealand).and the men are just bogan followers of the senator , not plain clothed policemen!.The boy did it for few seconds of internet fame!!..and the senator is doing for votes.

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sami

Mar 19, 2019 05:56am

@Be Honest, "This is again a fake claim for internal consumption. We saw public thrash the boy very badly"... You have misread the scene. It was not the people from amongst the public that manhandled the kid. Those were Anning's bogan bodyguards. The kid actually got an ovation from the crowd as he was escorted out by the police.

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sami

Mar 19, 2019 06:10am

@Srinivas, "I am sure, his parents will not be proud of his action"... Shame on you man... Not only are his parents proud of him. People across the globe, in overwhelming numbers, are proud of this kid. He stood up for those who are no longer here to speak for themselves.

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sami

Mar 19, 2019 06:12am

@Ash Khan, "The boy was taken down by plain clothes policemen"... Ash, actually he was taken down by the bogan bodyguards of Anning. One of them had him in a headlock. They couldn't do him harm because there were a lot of people watching and recording the incident.

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BAXAR

Mar 19, 2019 01:07pm

@Imran, "This Australian senator should migrate to the United States and join Trump's republican party." Actually he should be repatriated to England, from where his ancestors came from and join Farrage's party. He is supposed to be fighting against migration after all.

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