A man was arrested on Sunday on suspicion of the shooting at the main terminal of Canberra airport which was evacuated, Australian police said.
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The Canberra Airport terminal has been evacuated as a precaution and the situation at the airport is under control
,” police said in a statement, without reporting any injuries.
Footage circulating on social media shows a policeman immobilizing a man on the ground inside the terminal as alarms sounded at the capital's main airport.
From the outside, several bullet holes were visible on the glass facade of the airport, according to images broadcast by the Australian public broadcaster ABC.
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The police have been notified (...) following reports of gunshots in the main terminal
," said police in the Australian capital.
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A short time later, a person was taken into custody and a firearm was confiscated
,” she added, noting that the man appeared to have acted alone.
