More attacks on Indians in Sydney-ABC

An Indian man in his 20s was allegedly set upon by a group of men of Middle Eastern appearance, and another Indian was injured in a separate attack. At least 200 Indian men then gathered, shouting demands for "justice".

The latest incidents come after several attacks on Indians, which the government denies are racist.A heavy police presence remained watching the angry crowd until the early hours of Tuesday morning.

"And the Lebanese hit them Indians very badly in the stomach and in the head," Reuters TV quoted an unidentified witness to the attack.

Three Lebanese men were then allegedly assaulted by members of the angry Indian crowd and sustained minor injuries, in what is believed to be a retaliation attack.

Indian men in the crowd said they were angry at the lack of government interest in their plight. About 500 young men gathered in a Western Sydney park last night in a spontaneous protest against the racial violence targeted at Indian students.

The protesters claim they came out onto the streets after two young Indian students were harassed earlier in the night.

Before long, they were confronted by 30 police officers and dogs.

The protesters say the attacks are becoming more frequent and police are not doing enough to stop them.

Student Sumit Purdani tells his version of events.

"Some other group was here and there were around six, five or six cars and they attacked a couple of people who were walking from the station," he said.

"Then they got assaulted. Some other guys got assaulted as well in this particular thing.

Jimit Shah, 26, says he was involved in the fight.

"I just came out the station and I [was] just near to my house, and I just see some of the Indians behind me, and suddenly some Lebanese come over there, and just they hit the Indian people, and they are my brothers," he said.

Another student, Ajay Kumar, says he joined the protest because he too has been the victim of random assaults.

He says the police are not doing enough to help.

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