{"id":35735,"date":"2019-03-16T14:24:05","date_gmt":"2019-03-16T14:24:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/?p=35735"},"modified":"2019-03-16T14:24:05","modified_gmt":"2019-03-16T14:24:05","slug":"australian-senator-egged-after-racist-comments-on-new-zealand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/?p=35735","title":{"rendered":"Australian senator egged after racist comments on New Zealand"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"body-200771816342556199\" readability=\"77.6737263881\">\n<p class=\"speakable\">A far-right Australian senator had to be restrained by security officials after punching a young man protesting his offensive comments about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2019\/03\/shooter-situation-zealand-mosque-attack-190315015927391.html\">mosque attacks in Christchurch<\/a>, New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Queensland Senator Fraser Anning drew international condemnation for his efforts to blame the attack\u00a0<span>on Friday<\/span>\u00a0that killed 49 Muslim worshippers on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/topics\/subjects\/immigration.html\">immigration<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Amid the controversy, an unnamed young man slapped an egg on the back of Anning&#8217;s head during a news conference in Melbourne on Saturday, prompting the senator to hit him in the face repeatedly before being stopped by what appeared to be a security guard.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement on Friday, Anning had said the attack which killed the worshippers in the southern New Zealand city was the result of Muslim immigration into the country.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\" readability=\"5.25726141079\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Someone has just slapped an egg on the back of Australian Senator Fraser Anning&#8217;s head, who immediately turned around and punched him in the face. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/politicsabc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@politicsabc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/abcnews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@abcnews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HkDZe2rn0X\">pic.twitter.com\/HkDZe2rn0X<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Henry Belot (@Henry_Belot) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Henry_Belot\/status\/1106790914414919681?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 16, 2019<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Prime Minister Scott Morrison described Anning&#8217;s comments as &#8220;appalling&#8221; and &#8220;ugly&#8221; with &#8220;no place in Australia&#8221;, as he announced a bipartisan motion of censure would be launched.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\" readability=\"3.72151898734\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is what Fraser Anning\u2019s right-wing lads did to the boy. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/auspol?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#auspol<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FraserAnning?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FraserAnning<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sJNzRLppG5\">pic.twitter.com\/sJNzRLppG5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Paul Barry (@TheRealPBarry) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheRealPBarry\/status\/1106810210931240961?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 16, 2019<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\" readability=\"4.46511627907\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">UPDATE: The boy who egged disgraced Senator Fraser Anning has been released by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VictoriaPolice?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@VictoriaPolice<\/a> without charge. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/7NewsMelbourne?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@7NewsMelbourne<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kristy Mayr (@KristyMayr7) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KristyMayr7\/status\/1106794286475935744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 16, 2019<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Anning was elected in 2017 by a fluke of Australia&#8217;s proportional voting system, having received only 19 first preference votes.<\/p>\n<p>He is unlikely to be re-elected when Australia holds next elections, expected in May.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A far-right Australian senator had to be restrained by security officials after punching a young man protesting his offensive comments about the mosque attacks in Christchurch, New Zealand. Queensland Senator Fraser Anning drew international condemnation for his efforts to blame the attack\u00a0on Friday\u00a0that killed 49 Muslim worshippers on immigration. 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