GUNSHOTS have been heard in Cronulla after racial violence erupted in the southern Sydney area again overnight. Police could not confirm reports a person had been shot, but reporters in the area said they heard gunshots near the Northies Hotel. The hotel is located opposite North Cronulla beach, the scene of race-fuelled violent attacks targeting men of Middle Eastern appearance. Cronulla residents last night flooded the suburb's streets with some claiming they had been told by police they could carry weapons as long as they were discreet.
Scuffles broke out when police apprehended five men near the hotel and held them to the ground.
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