記者吳美依/綜合報導
澳洲墨爾本警方今(25日)接獲一起自殺式炸彈攻擊通報,緊急疏散群眾,大約10時在市中心馬場路(Racecourse Road)的洗車場中,逮捕一名攜帶不明裝置的25歲嫌犯。據了解,事發地點距離當地熱鬧展場只有幾公里遠,拆彈小組迅速趕到,目前仍在現場進行安全檢查。
澳洲媒體《時代》(The Age),警方疏散附近的店家與居民,封鎖交通,幸好迅速逮捕嫌犯。報導也指出,洗車場距離熱鬧展覽場地「皇家墨爾本秀」(Royal Melbourne Show)只有幾公里遠,當時室內擠滿了學生與民眾。
We're at Racecourse Rd, North Melbourne after a man was located with an unknown device.
— Victoria Police (@VictoriaPolice) September 26, 2019
A 25-year-old man has been arrested and Bomb Response Unit officers are conducting a safety check.
Racecourse Rd has been blocked to traffic and trams between Flemington Rd and Boundary Rd. pic.twitter.com/Y38zA0Kkto
澳洲媒體10 Daily報導,15名洗車場員工發現,嫌犯試圖偷走一輛賓士,身上背包裡還裝著奇怪的裝置,立刻報警,並且協助辦案。
CITIZEN’S ARREST: 15 car wash workers have helped arrest a 25yo man who tried to steal a Mercedes. The bomb squad was called in because of a suspicious item found in his backpack - it was an imitation explosives device. @10NewsFirstMelb @10Daily pic.twitter.com/JCJ2hgiiX5
— Annie Kearney (@anniemaykearney) September 26, 2019
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