POLICE today warned a violent, full-scale riot is ¿probable¿ when up to 20,000 anti-APEC protesters march on central Sydney on Saturday.
NSW's top riot squad officer, Chief Superintendent Stephen Cullen, told a Sydney court he was braced for the worst violence of his career, adding he had never held more serious concerns for public safety.
However a feared clash between riot police and protesters may be averted after the Stop Bush Coalition tonight agreed on a route through central Sydney they hope will be acceptable to authorities.
Protesters still intend to march on Saturday in a rally expected to attract tens of thousands of supporters.
But tonight they appeared to back away from threats to walk to the edge of police lines, after the police commissioner today won a court order banning them from doing so.
The new march route from Town Hall to Hyde Park will, if followed, keep protesters away from the restricted zone in central Sydney set up to protect the APEC summit.
However NSW police made it clear today they expect trouble on Saturday.
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