SYDNEY - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Thursday had to be bundled out of a Canberra restaurant by security service agents after it was surrounded by furious Aboriginal rights protesters.
Gillard and opposition leader Tony Abbott were stranded in The Lobby restaurant as they were pursued by dozens of demonstrators from a nearby protest of Australia Day, which marks the arrival of British settlers in 1788.
The two leaders were dramatically escorted through the crowd by security agents and riot police brandishing shields, and the visibly rattled Gillard tripped and fell during the rush.
Australia police rescue Gillard from race protests
