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"Any violence which does occur and any violence which
is racially motivated is completely unacceptable...and I'll
keep repeating this message as long as I have to get the
message out there," Brumby was quoted as saying by local
media.

"If you look at Victoria as a whole we remain the
safest state in Australia in terms of our crime rate," he
said.

During his India visit, the Premier will also meet
students to encourage them to continue to come to Victoria.

Around 30 Indian students have been attacked by
Australians in various cities in a span of three months --
June to August.

A Victoria Police spokeswoman said police had
witnessed about 15 men and women making racist comments and
one woman throwing water on a bystander during the heated
incident.

She said the group continued to sling racist abuse and
threats at the victims as police took them away from the
scene. The Victoria Police has launched an investigations "in
to the circumstances surrounding the racial attack."

Four men were arrested and interviewed in this
connection but have been released pending further
investigations, police said.

Onkar Singh, a relative of the victims, said the group
started telling them to "go back to their country" after
attacking the trio "brutally". PTI