Australian police prosecuted a 17 -year -old boy with a shotgun and ammunition.
He was wrestled by passengers and crews as the aircraft prepared to take off at Avalon Airport near Melbourne on Thursday afternoon to take 160 people to Sydney on Thursday afternoon.
The police believe that they arrived at the airport runway in violation of the security fence before they climbed the front stairs by plane and put them on the land near the entrance.
Unidentified 17 -year -old boys will be detained and will appear in the Youth Court for eight charges.
Among them, we illegally control the aircraft, dangerous the safety of flight, and make bomb fraud.
Victorian police said they had to bring bomb experts to search nearby vehicles and two bags.
The video issued by the Australian Outlet 7NEWS showed that the suspect was arrested by the passengers, and the ground crew and the pilot removed the utility belt containing the tools of the suspect.
The pilot also sees a shot of a shot from a teenager wearing a fluorescent jacket.
“How is it possible?” In the video, you can listen to what someone says.
Victorian police said 17 -year -olds, who are nearby Balarak, are detained.
The superintendent Michael Reid told reporters that he noticed that passengers were holding their teenagers when they climbed the stairs to the plane.
“Men were overwhelmed by at least three passengers,” he said.
SUPT Reid said the regional troops were in contact with the counter -terrorism police, but it was too early to establish motivation.
“Without doubt, this would have been a terrible event for passengers,” he said, praising the “courage” of the people who overwhelmed the suspects.
Barry Clark, one of the passengers, told Australia’s public broadcaster ABC that he seemed to be dressed like a teenager like an airport worker.
“What I can do is not only to take out the gun, but I grabbed him and threw it on the ground until the police came.”
The police said no one was injured during the incident, the police said. Investigators found cars and two bags belonging to nearby suspects.
Avalon Airport is exclusively provided by JETSTAR, a budget airline operated by Qantas.
In a statement on the BBC’s US partner, CBS NEWS, the company said it is working with the authorities to investigate the case.
“We know this is a very painful situation.” “We sincerely thank our customers who helped the crew managed the situation safely.”
ARI SUSS, CEO of Avalon Airport, said the airport was reopened.
