A boy with a loaded shotgun boarded a plane in Australia

A boy with a loaded shotgun boarded a plane in Australia but was tackled by a former boxer
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.
Ex-boxer and sheep shearer tackles teen with loaded shotgun on plane
"I looked up and then within a second I saw the barrel of a shotgun and I thought to myself that ain’t a tool that should be on a plane," Barry Clark, a former boxer, told a local news outlet.
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A teenager in Australia was arrested for allegedly entering a commercial plane armed with a gun. According to reports from outlets citing witnesses at the scene, the weapon was a loaded shotgun.
Passengers tackle teenager armed with shotgun trying to board flight
Passengers in Australia overpowered a teenage boy who was allegedly armed with a shotgun and ammunition as he tried to board a plane near Melbourne.
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Three passengers reportedly noticed the teenager, who was dressed as a maintenance worker, carrying a gun and overpowered him before police arrived. The flight was carrying about 150 passengers. Police did not identify the teen, as is common in cases involving minors.
Pilot and passengers wrestle teen ‘armed with shotgun’ to floor of plane
A 17-year-old boy, allegedly carrying a shotgun, was wrestled to the ground by passengers and a pilot after boarding a plane in Australia. It’s thought the teen was posing as a maintenance worker when he appeared on the Jetstar aircraft before it was due to take off at Avalon Airport in Geelong, Victoria on Thursday.
Armed Teen Is Stopped From Boarding a Flight in Australia, Police Say
Passengers and crew held down the 17 year old, who had a shotgun and also claimed to have bombs, until the police arrived, the authorities said.
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