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US, Australian soldiers 'in brawl'
ABC September 7, 2009, 10:34 am
A mobile police station displays its insignia in Katherine, the Northern Territory, on June 15, 2009.
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Members of the United States and Australian defence forces were involved in a large brawl in the Darwin CBD on Saturday morning, police say.
Duty Superintendent Rob Farmer says more than a dozen people were involved in the brawl, which was watched by up to 300 people.
"Just after 4am on Saturday there was a brawl in Mitchell Street down towards Duck's Nuts end and there was about 10 to 20 people fighting and something like another 300 people milling around," he said.
"Police arrived and those that were engaged in the fighting weren't obeying directions to stop and a number were sprayed with OC spray."
One police officer was taken to hospital with a head injury.
"While attempting to break up that fight a police member was king hit from behind and he was knocked down," he said.
"Additional police attended and we restored order after several minutes."
Police have charged two people and summonsed four others over the incident.
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