Pro-Palestine protest group says ‘we will see them in court’ after police block Sydney Harbour Bridge march

Sydney-based group say weekend demonstration ‘must go ahead’ despite police knocking back application Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Organisers of a pro-Palestine protest have vowed to fight the New South Wales police in court after police decided to not facilitate a march across the Sydney Harbour Bridge this weekend. On Tuesday afternoon, the deputy police commissioner, Peter McKenna, said police had rejected an application from the organisers proposing a route across the bridge to the US consulate, citing safety risks as the reason. But he said police were open to negotiating alternative routes.