Teenager arrested after trying to climb Jetstar plane with a rifle

A 17-year-old man was arrested after violating a security fence at Avalon Airport and entered a Jetstar plane with a loaded rifle.

The police say he responded to a man’s reports tried to climb a commercial flight to the second largest airport in Geelong, near Melbourne, around 2:20 pm on Thursday.

The young man from Victoria, who was dressed in a dream, similar to the airport crew, was approached by the passengers with the JQ610 flight related to Sydney and was held until the police arrived.

The boy was accused of a number of crimes, including the illegal taking over of an aircraft, endangering the safety of an aircraft, carrying out a bomb farce and holding a firearm.

He was withdrawn in arrest and will face a child court at a later date.

The superintendent Michael Reid told reporters on Thursday night that the teenager, acting alone, entered Avalon airport through a hole in a security fence.

He said the teenager made his way to the plane and climbed the stairs, but once he was right inside the plane, he was overwhelmed by several passengers.

“Undoubtedly, this would have been a very terrifying incident for the passengers of that plane, and the Victoria Police really praises the brackets who were able to defeat that man,” said the superintendent Reid.

He confirmed that young people carry a loaded rifle.

He said the police speak to combat the command of terrorism, but the incident has not yet been treated as terrorism.

“It’s too early to determine this,” he said.

Asked about the significance of the security violation, the superintendent Reid said that it is “a lot about the fact that a person can approach an aircraft and can make a way, potentially near an aircraft, with a firearm.”

He said the teenager was not previously known by the police.

Subsequently, the police found two bags and a vehicle belonging to the boy.

The Unit of Respone Bomb Bomb Victoria was called to remove the bags as a safety measure.

Passengers greet “Barry Clark in 1c” to take action

A flight passenger, called Woodrow, credited his colleague passenger in front of the plane, “Barry Clark in 1c”, because he approached the young man.

“I was all embarking, I was last, I sat on my chair, I heard a Kerfuffle and I saw the pilot and another guy who faced this young boy in a dream vest, which, from a distance, seemed to be a crew from the ground,” he told ABC Radio Melbourne.

“He (he was) dressed in a belt of tool and freight pants and a high quality yellow vest.

“In a separated second, Mr. Barry Clarke from 1c saw him and jumped, approached him and took him in a suffocation block, disarmed him, the pilot jumped, and another gentleman came to support and hold him down.”

Barry Clark, a realm of Echuca, told ABC Radio Melbourne that he noticed the young man for the first time when he realized that a female flight attendant was questioning him.

“He was dressed as a worker and he was agitated and before we knew a weapon appeared – there was a rifle – and I was worried that there were fires, so all I could do was get him on the weapon, throw him on the stairs – try – and then put him on the ground and throw it until he said.

“He had another device on him, so I didn’t know what his full intention was.”

Asked what goes through his mind when he approached the young man, Clark said, “You don’t believe, you act.”

“I was taught from a boy to be responsible and take care of others and we are a sports family, so I was quiet that I can handle it, but I didn’t want to see that the poor little girl is shot, so you just have to do what you have to do,” he said.

Clark said the young man with the weapon was dressed to avoid attention.

“He looked like a technician and the lady who stopped him was the lady who checks all the tickets and could not come with the credentials, so she was agitated.”

Clark said he spoke to the boy for about 10 minutes until the police arrived.

Jetstar issued a statement shortly after the incident, saying he was aware of a security incident at Avalon Aiport and worked with the police to “urgently understand what happened.”

“The safety of passengers and our crew is our number one priority and we can confirm that there are no reported wounds,” said a spokesman.

On Thursday night, the executive director of Avalon Airport, ARI SUSS, said the airport was reopened.

“We want to assure the public that the safety of passengers, staff and community remains the greatest priority,” he said.

“As part of our continuous commitment to security, we have implemented additional measures throughout the airport, including within the terminal and surrounding areas.

“We continue to work closely with the authorities to ensure a safe and safe environment for all travelers.”

-Abc