A 17-year-old with a gun boarded a flight and was overpowered by passengers and crew, police say

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A 17-year-old with a gun boarded a flight and was overpowered by passengers and crew, police say

Police are investigating after a 17-year-old boarded a plane with a shotgun in Australia.

Passengers told local radio he was dressed like an airport worker.

The teenager was detained by crew and passengers on the flight.

A 17-year-old with a loaded shotgun boarded a flight after breaching

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, police in Australia said.

The incident occurred on Thursday at Avalon Airport, near Melbourne, which has flights operated by the Qantas-owned budget carrier

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Victoria Police said the teenager was detained by

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. Officers also located two bags and a vehicle belonging to the suspect.

Images obtained by Australia’s ABC News showed him wearing a high-vis jacket similar to airport ground crew, and being held down in the cabin.

The broadcaster reported that Superintendent Michael Reid said the teenager had acted alone and entered the airport through a hole in a security fence.

Reid said the teen then made his way to the plane but was overpowered by several passengers after boarding it.

Barry Clark, a passenger on the flight, told ABC Radio Melbourne he noticed the 17-year-old as he was being questioned by a flight attendant.

“He was dressed up as a worker and he got agitated and before we knew, it there was a gun — shotgun appeared — and I was worried about there being shots so all I could do was get the gun out of the way, threw it down the stairs … and then put him in a hold and throw him to the ground til the police come,” Clark said.

Asked what was going through his mind when he tackled the young man, Clark said: “You don’t think, you act.”

Reid also told reporters: “No doubt this would have been a very terrifying incident for the passengers of that plane and Victoria Police really commend the bravery of the passengers who were able to overpower that male.”

A Jetstar representative told Business Insider the airline was working with police and airport authorities to investigate the incident.

“The safety of our passengers and crew is our number one priority and we can confirm there were no reported injuries,” they said.

“We know this would have been a very distressing situation and we are sincerely grateful to the customers who assisted our crew to safely manage the situation.”

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