Australians told to steer clear of beaches amid threats of race riots

AUSTRALIANS were warned yesterday to stay away from beaches in three cities this weekend with police saying they have credible evidence that racial violence was being planned.

Police urged people to avoid Cronulla Beach in Sydney’s south, where racial violence first flared last Sunday, as well as eastern suburbs beaches which include Maroubra and Bondi, and beaches in regional coastal cities Wollongong and Newcastle.

“Our latest intelligence tells us that large numbers of people are planning to go to these areas on Sunday to cause riotous behaviour,” New South Wales state