WestConnex protesters dragged away by police from blockade of trees in St Peters

By Matt O'Sullivan
Updated October 7 2016 - 6:08pm, first published 3:57pm
Police remove a protester from the site on Euston Road in the inner-city suburb of St Peters on Friday.  Photo: Cole Bennetts
Police remove a protester from the site on Euston Road in the inner-city suburb of St Peters on Friday. Photo: Cole Bennetts
Protesters blocked construction workers for about an hour before they were forcibly removed by police. Photo: Cole Bennetts
Protesters blocked construction workers for about an hour before they were forcibly removed by police. Photo: Cole Bennetts
Protesters vent their anger about WestConnex during a stand off with police. Photo: Cole Bennetts
Protesters vent their anger about WestConnex during a stand off with police. Photo: Cole Bennetts
A protester is physically removed by police at St Peters on Friday. Photo: Cole Bennetts
A protester is physically removed by police at St Peters on Friday. Photo: Cole Bennetts

Police forcibly removed about 30 people protesting against the WestConnex motorway on Friday, after the protesters linked arms to prevent workers from entering a site cordoned off on the edge of Sydney Park in St Peters.

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