Helde at Avalon Airport: Passengers stop armed teenagers!

Helde at Avalon Airport: Passengers stop armed teenagers!

A dramatic incident shook the Avalon Airport in Australia on Thursday, March 7, 2025. A 17-year-old adolescent urge with a shotgun into a jetstar aircraft, a dangerous attempt that was luckily thwarted at the last second. The teenager, who disguised himself as a maintenance worker, overwhelmed the safety precautions by using a hole in the security fence. According to the report of the kosmo.at he almost managed to achieve the cockpit, as passengers intervene and overwhelmed before the police arrived.

The Situation escalated when the teenager threatened with a shotgun and claimed: "I have bombs in my pocket." Passengers like Barry Clark and Daniel Defina became heroes when they bravely intervened to protect the flight attendant and other passengers. Clark reported that at a crucial moment of the flight attendant, he pushed out of the way and confronted the attacker with his own weapon. "You don't think you are acting," he said, under the impression of the dangerous situation in which they were. Thanks to the quick action of the passengers, the incident remained without injuries, such as Wa.de reported.

The police praised the courageous intervention by passengers, which may have saved a lot of life. Superintendent Michael Reid emphasized that the incident could have had serious consequences and the investigations are in full swing. The anti-terrorist unit was consulted to determine the motif of the perpetrator, which apparently acted alone. The shotgun and the ammunition of the young person were secured and his vehicle was found near the airport. Jetstar Airlines expressed her relief that nobody was injured and emphasized that the security of her passengers and the crew had a top priority.

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