A Boy With A Loaded Shotgun Boarded A Plane In Australia But Was Tackled By A Former Boxer
Huff PostAn Airbus A320 aircraft operated by Qantas Airways Ltd.'s low-cost unit Jetstar Airways takes off at Sydney Airport in Sydney, Australia, on Feb. 24, 2025. Brendon Thorne/Bloomberg via Getty Images MELBOURNE, Australia — A 17-year-old boy with a loaded shotgun boarded a plane at an Australian airport before being restrained by a pilot and two passengers, police said Friday. Barry Clark, a passenger who tackled the suspect, said the boy had posed as a maintenance worker and became agitated when questioned by a flight attendant at the plane’s entrance. Victoria Police Superintendent Michael Reid told reporters the boy from Ballarat in regional Victoria had climbed through a hole in the airport’s security fence before making his way to the plane’s stairs. “This would have been a very terrifying incident for the passengers of that plane and Victoria Police really commend the bravery of those passengers who were able to overpower that male,” Reid said.
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