Australia’s Canberra airport evacuated after gunman fires 5 pictures, suspect detained

Australia’s Canberra airport was evacuated after a gunman fired 5 rounds of bullets within the check-in space. Police have detained a suspect.

Australian Federal Police stated one individual was taken into custody and a firearm was recovered.

Police stated CCTV was reviewed and it was believed that just one individual was accountable for the incident.

The ACT Policing confirmed they had been referred to as to the airport round 1:30 pm following experiences of gunshots in the principle terminal constructing. However, no accidents have been reported. The airport was positioned underneath lockdown subsequently.

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The bullets made holes within the partitions and cracked the window panes on the Canberra airport.

Traveller Alison, who most well-liked to not give her surname, stated she had simply put her baggage into the safety verify when the incident occurred.

“We were in security and heard the first gunshots. I turned around and there was a man standing with a pistol, like a small one, facing out towards the car drop-off,” she stated.

“Someone yelled, get down, get down and we just ran out of there,” she stated.

Police stated the terminal was evacuated as a precaution and the scenario is contained, and requested members of the general public to not attend the airport presently.

All flights are at the moment grounded, with some planes nonetheless sitting on the tarmac with passengers aboard.

Police stated they had been working to renew flights out of the Canberra airport as quickly as potential and had been hopeful that service would resume by the afternoon.

However, the flight operations resumed hours after the incident and the airport authorities took to Twitter to induce individuals to verify their journey plans.

The airport has resumed regular operations. Please verify your journey plans straight together with your airline if you’re travelling at present.

— Canberra Airport (@CanberraAirport) August 14, 2022

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