Seven climate change activists are facing charges including assaulting police after a raid on a rural property northwest of Sydney where police say unauthorised protests were being planned.
NSW Police say when they arrived at a property in Colo about 8.30am on Sunday they were surrounded by a group of people and the tyres of an unmarked police vehicle were damaged, rendering it undriveable.
Police Minister Paul Toole said officers feared for their lives and called for back-up from PolAir, the Dog Unit, the Public Order and Riot Squad, Police Rescue, the Raptor Squad and Operations Support Group.
