NEW violence erupted in Sydney overnight in the wake of the Cronulla race riot, with gangs of men rampaging through the beachside suburb. In what may be a reprisal for Sunday's mob attacks on Australians of Middle Eastern origin at Cronulla, cars carrying up to 50 men drove into the suburb last night, smashing car windows with baseball bats, witnesses said. There were unconfirmed reports a person had been shot, reporters in the area saying they heard gunshots near the Northies Hotel. > 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.
Six people have been arrested for affray and taken to Miranda and Sutherland police stations for questioning.
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