• Many in the audience are heard laughing as the men approached the stage. (Twitter)
The New South Wales Liberal Party has condemned what it called a "highly offensive" protest by two men wearing KKK-style outfits.
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31 Jan 2017 - 11:18 AM  UPDATED YESTERDAY 11:18 AM

A New South Wales Young Liberals meeting has been disrupted by two people wearing Ku Klux Klan-style outfits.

The Young Libs were holding a regular meeting at the Tattersalls Club in Sydney's CBD when two men wearing white hoods and linen walked into the room.

In a video released by BuzzFeed News, one of the men is seen walking across the stage, and another in front of it.

Members of the crowd can be heard laughing and applauding. At one stage an audience member is seen saying "White Power" as he walks by the person filming.

Others booed and shouted "get them out of here" as the two men left the stage area.

The meeting, which was meant to debate US President Donald Trump's refugee ban, was immediately adjourned.

NSW Police told SBS News they responded to reports of a disruption, where two men "wearing white head coverings and gowns were asked to leave by organisers, which they did without incident."

A police investigation into the incident is underway.

Chris Stone, the State Director of the NSW Liberal Party, said the identities of the protesters were not known to those present at the meeting.

"Two protesters wearing highly offensive costumes entered a Young Liberal Council meeting last night," he said in a statement.

"An investigation into the incident will be undertaken. The Liberal Party strongly condemns the highly offensive nature of this protest."

The Tattersalls Club, and several members of the Young Liberals refused to comment on the incident when contacted by SBS News.

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