Police seek group over St George pub rampage
Police say they have identified "people of interest" they want to interview
over a riot at St George in Queensland's south-west.
No-one has been charged over the riot at the Australian Hotel last night.
Police suspect it was linked to the death of a man at the hotel last month.
Publican Brian Raymond Clark, 47, has been charged with murder.
Balonne Shire Mayor John Stone says he believes the incident was not
racially motivated.
"I would think it's a one-off incident and not indicative of any
deep-seated underlying problems in the community," he said.
About 60 people stormed the hotel, smashing windows, doors, chairs and
poker machines with clubs and baseball bats.
Police say at the height of the riot a Molotov cocktail was thrown into the
lounge bar.
The building has sustained tens of thousands of dollars in damage.
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Earlier report...
About 60 people were involved in a riot inside a hotel at the southern
Queensland town of St George overnight.
Police say the incident is related to a murder there last month.
Police say a group of people stormed into the Australian Hotel just before
10:00pm, smashing property and at one stage trying to light a fire.
Police extinguished the flames using a bucket of beer.
They say the group then turned their anger to the nearby police house,
causing extensive damage.
Police moved the publican of the hotel to safety before calling for help
from surrounding police districts.
No-one was injured.
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