Australia: Teen armed with gun overpowered by passengers onboard plane
A 17-year-old has been charged after being detained by crew and members of the public on a plane in Australia.
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He was filmed being wrestled to the ground by passengers and crew as the aircraft prepared to take off from Avalon Airport, near Melbourne, carrying 160 people bound for Sydney on Thursday afternoon.
Police believe the teenager got onto the airport tarmac by breaching a security fence, before climbing the front steps to the plane, where he was tackled to the ground near the front door.
The 17-year-old - who has not been identified - was taken into custody and will appear in youth court to face eight charges.
Among them are unlawfully taking control of an aircraft, endangering the flight's safety and creating a bomb hoax.
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