/ 15 August 2022

Shots fired at Canberra Airport

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The capital’s airport can be pretty busy on a Sunday arvo. There are lots of people heading out after a weekend visit or conference (or, like yesterday, a writers’ festival) and people arriving to move and shake the government. So there were many people were in harm’s way when shots were fired at the glass in the check-in area at 1.30pm yesterday. Police confirmed no shots were aimed at travellers or staff, and a man was arrested and a firearm seized. All up, flights were shut down for 3 hours and passengers on planes that had just landed/were about to take off were held on the tarmac. ACT Police say they believe the man acted alone, and there’s no ongoing threat to the community. As for motive, insert the shrugging lady emoji… ABC journo Fran Kelly was at the airport at the time – she said she was “struck by how calm people stayed throughout this horrible event.”

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