Australian reporter who covers the immigration protests of angels hit by the rubber bullet on live television

An Australian television journalist reports live from the center of Los Angeles in the middle of the Large -scale protests About President Trump’s Immigration repression He was beaten in the leg by a rubber bullet, said his network.

Lauren Tomasi, a 9News correspondent, reported live on Sunday when an officer behind her suddenly lifted her firearm and fired a non -lethal round round, video shows. Tomasi, who does not seem to be using personal protective equipment, cries with pain and grabs his lower leg while the cameraman quickly moves away and moves away from the police line.

“Simply (improper) filmed the report,” you can hear a voice out of the shouting.

You can listen to Tomasi reassuring his crew that was fine: “Yes, I’m fine, I’m fine.”

The demonstrations in Los Angeles began with a few hundred people on Friday and Supplied by Sunday to thousands who blocked an important highway and set fire to several self -employed cars.

On Saturday, Trump, who called the protesters “Romoters and insurrectionists”, sent some 2,000 national guard troops to the city despite the objections of Governor Gavin Newsom. It is the first deployment of the National Guard without state consent since 1967.

The shooting came after a tense afternoon in which Tomasi and his crew were trapped between the riot police and the protesters. At one point, he fought to talk about the sound of the clashes, while a protester grabbed the camera in the middle of the Broaded.

“They have told people to leave this area, and protesters have refused,” he said. “We are safe here. It’s noisy. But you can see volatility.”

Later on Monday to 9News, Tomasi confirmed that he was safe.

“I’m fine, my cameraman Jimmy and I are safe. This is just one of the unfortunate realities to inform about this type of incident,” he said.

Los Angeles police chief Jim McDonnell said on Sunday night that 39 people have been arrested in total, 29 on Saturdays and 10 on Sunday, in relation to the disturbances.

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