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Australia police reject comparison to US over teen's arrest

by Associated Press
| June 3, 2020 12:03 AM

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian police on Wednesday rejected comparisons to the U.S. after an indigenous teenager was injured while being arrested in Sydney, though a government leader said it raised questions about race relations and the teen's family called for the officer involved to be charged.

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