Melbourne police arrest 12 on second day of climate protest at Imarc mining conference

Officers use capsicum spray to break up blockade and most arrests made for obstructing emergency services worker

A dozen climate change protesters have been arrested on day two of action outside a global mining conference in Melbourne, where activists glued themselves to the ground.

Officers used capsicum spray to break up the blockade on Wednesday, which was designed to prevent conference delegates entering the Convention and Exhibition Centre.

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