A 63-year-old man from New South Wales has been charged with firearm offences after allegedly firing multiple rounds inside Canberra Airport yesterday.
About 1.30pm on Sunday, shots were fired inside the airport and a man was arrested. No one was injured.
People wait after being evacuated from a terminal at Canberra Airport after the shots were fired. Photo: AFP
Police allege that the man arrived at the airport about 1.20pm and sat on some seats near the check-in desks on the first floor.
About 1.25pm, they said he drew a firearm and fired a number of shots into the windows of the building.
Australian Federal Police officers who were stationed within the airport terminal apprehended the man.
The airport was evacuated and planes were grounded for about three hours as ACT police and AFP airport police worked in partnership to secure the area and confirmed the man was acting alone.
Police stand guard outside the terminal after the incident. Photo: AFP
Canberra Airport returned to normal operations about 5pm, with flights resuming shortly afterwards.
The man was set to appear in the ACT Magistrates Court this morning where police said they would oppose bail.
He will face charges of discharging a firearm at a building, unlawful possession of a firearm and discharging a firearm near a person causing alarm.
- ABC