Adolescent armed with weapons surpassed by passengers aboard the plane

Passengers and crew members had to dominate a 17 -year -old who went up to a plane with a shotgun and ammunition in Australia.

It happened when the plane prepared to take off from Avalon airport, near Melbourne, before a flight to Sydney on Thursday afternoon with about 160 people.

Police believe that the adolescent arrived at the airport asphalt violating a safety fence, before climbing the front steps to the plane.

The images published by Australian Outlet 7News showed the suspect be restricted by a passenger, while a member of Ground Crew and a pilot eliminated a belt of public services that contained tools that the suspect carried.

You can also see the pilot kicking the adolescent’s shotgun, which wears a fluorescent jacket.

“How is this possible?” You can hear someone on board saying in the footage.

Victoria Police said that the 17 -year -old, who is from the nearby area of ​​Ballarat, was stopped.

Superintendent Michael Reid told journalists that passengers had noticed that the teenager wore a gun as he climbed the steps into the plane.

“The man was dominated by three of the passengers, at least,” he said.

Supt Reid said the local force was in contact with the anti -terrorism police, but that it was too early to establish a reason.

“Without a doubt, this would have been a very scary incident for passengers,” he said, while praising the “courage” of those who had defeated the suspect.

Barry Clark, one of the passengers, told the Australian public station ABC that the teenager seemed to be dressed as an airport worker and was “agitated.”

He said: “All I could do was get the weapon from the road … and then put it in a grip and throw it to the ground until the police came.”

No one was injured during the incident, said the police. The researchers located a car and two bags belonging to the near suspect.

Avalon airport is treated exclusively by Jetstar, an economic airline operated by Qantas.

In a statement to the US partner of the BBC, CBS News, the company said it was working with the authorities to investigate the incident.

“We know that this would have been a very distressing situation,” reads a statement. “We are sincerely grateful to customers who helped our crew to safely manage the situation.”

The Avalon airport CEO, Ari Suss, said the airport had reopened.