A person has been charged after an incident at Sydney airport this morning that concerned a police gun being discharged contained in the T2 home terminal.
The Australian federal police mentioned a Victorian man, 41, was arrested at Sydney airport on Wednesday morning after behaving suspiciously at a check-in counter.
The person turned aggressive in the direction of police and a short-barrel rifle was unintentionally discharged throughout his arrest, AFP appearing commander Scott Raven advised reporters.
“The AFP officers approached the person after 6am following a report of suspicious behaviour. We allege the person turned verbally and bodily aggressive in the direction of AFP officers earlier than he was in a position to be positioned below arrest,” he mentioned.
“Throughout his arrest, the AFP firearm was unintentionally discharged. The circumstances of how the firearm which was a brief barrelled rifle was discharged is now topic to an inner investigation.”
He mentioned the bullet had lodged in an oven in a restaurant a metre from the place the gun was fired.
In a press release, the AFP mentioned the person’s alleged aggressiveness in the direction of police created a unstable state of affairs.
“Fortunately, there have been no accidents because of the incident,” Raven mentioned.
He didn’t affirm whether or not the person was a passenger or held a boarding cross.
Footage from the scene shared by Sydney radio station 2GB by way of social media exhibits a person on the bottom, near cafe serving and eating areas, being restrained by at the least three others. A person will be heard shouting within the video.
An armed police officer will be seen aiding within the restraint of the person.
Earlier, the AFP confirmed it had launched an investigation into the incident and a criminal offense scene was established. There was no ongoing risk to the general public.
An airport spokesperson mentioned there have been no accidents and the airport was not locked down. The power was working as regular after the incident was resolved.
“Sydney airport is at present aiding Australian federal police following an incident earlier this morning,” the spokesperson mentioned.
“No accidents occurred because of the incident. An arrest has been made and the airport is working usually.”
The person was charged with one depend of obstructing a commonwealth official and one depend of making a disturbance at an airport.
He was taken to Mascot police station and granted conditional bail. He’s scheduled to seem earlier than Downing Centre native court docket on 1 September.
