Teen armed with gun overpowered by passengers onboard plane

The passengers and crew members had to overcome a 17 -year -old child who had reached a plane with a rifle and ammunition in Australia.

This happened as the plane was ready to take off from Avalon Airport, near Melbourne, before a flight to Sydney on Thursday afternoon carrying about 160 people.

The police believe that the teenager arrived at the airport by breaching a security fence, before climbing the front steps to the plane.

The shots published by Outlet Australian Outlet 7NEWS showed suspected by a passenger, while a member of the ground crew and a pilot removed a interest belt containing tools carried by the suspect.

The pilot can also be seen kicking the gun away from the teenager, who wears a fluorescent jacket.

“How is this possible?” Someone can be heard on board the shots.

Victoria police said that the 17 -year -old, who is from the near -carat area, was detained in the reservation.

Supervisor Michael Reed told reporters that the passengers noticed that the teenager was carrying a pistol as he was taking the steps to the plane.

“The male has overcome at least three passengers,” he said.

Sopt Reid said that the local force was in contact with the anti -terrorist police, but it was too early to create a motivation.

“There was no doubt that this would have been a very terrifying accident for passengers,” he said, while he praised the “courage” of those who overcame the suspect.

Barry Clark, one of the passengers, Australian public broadcaster ABC that the teenager appears to be wearing clothes like the airport worker and was “excited”.

He said: “All I can do is remove the gun from the road … then put it in a grip and throw it on the ground until the police came.”

Police said that anyone was injured during the accident. Investigators have identified a car and two ownership bags for the near suspect.

Avalon Airport is presented exclusively by Jetstar, a budget -run budget company.

In a statement by the American BBC partner CBS News, the company said it is working with the authorities to investigate the accident.

“We know that this will be a very sad position,” said a statement. “We are loyal to customers who helped our crew safely manage the situation.”

Ary Souss, CEO of Avalon Airport, said the airport was reopened.