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Security at a Victorian airport is under scrutiny after passengers and crew tackled an armed teenager who allegedly forced his way onto a plane.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A 17-year-old boy with a loaded shotgun boarded a plane at an Australian airport before being ...

Police have charged 17-year-old Ballarat boy with multiple offences after he tried to board a Sydney-bound flight at Avalon ...

The teen from Ballarat has been charged with a number of offences, including unlawfully taking control of an aircraft, endangering safety operation of an aircraft, dangerous goods on an aircraft, ...

The 17-year-old, who had reportedly dressed as a maintenance worker and climbed through a hole in the fence, was subdued by ...

A passenger has described the "terrifying" moment when a teenager, allegedly armed with a shotgun, boarded a Jetstar flight ...

The teenager is believed to have crept through a hole in the security fence surrounding Avalon airport, about 60km southwest ...

A 17-year-old boy has been taken into custody after he allegedly boarded a Jetstar flight at Avalon Airport armed with a ...

According to Australian media, one of the men who helped tackle the teenager said he was confident he could stop him because ...

Questions are raised over how a 17-year-old boy was able to evade security at Avalon Airport and board a flight with a loaded ...

Passengers on JQ610 flight to Sydney from Melbourne, helped the cabin crew detain a teenager who allegedly attempted to board ...