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Australian police boost security for Sydney Ashes test after Bondi Beach attack
NSW Police deploy Public Order and Riot Squad with visible long-arm rifles at Sydney Cricket Ground to reassure crowds after Bondi attack killed 15, officials said.
- NSW Police will deploy heavy-weapon patrols at the Sydney Cricket Ground, with Public Order and Riot Squad officers carrying visible long-arm rifles and uniformed and mounted police ahead of the first day of the Ashes series tomorrow.
- Following the New Year's Eve policing operation with more than 2,000 officers, NSW Police deployed visible long-arm rifles at the Sydney Cricket Ground after the Bondi attack.
- NSW Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon said, `Many people may not be used to seeing police carrying rifles at sporting events, but our objective here is to help the public feel safe, and police will be out in force`, while officers will continue targeting antisocial behaviour as usual.
- NSW Premier Chris Minns framed the move as a policing shift, suggesting it marks a new style of policing and aims to reassure the full crowd at the SCG.
- Assistant Commissioner Leanne McCusker said the visible rifles are precautionary and not due to a specific threat, while NSW Police emphasised there is no active or imminent threat and noted PORS capability predates the move.
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Armed police will guard the final Ashes Test as part of heightened security measures in the wake of a recent terror attack in the host city. Uniformed and mounted police, along with public order and riot squad officers, will patrol the sold-out match at the Sydney Cricket Ground starting on Sunday. It comes three weeks after two gunmen killed 15 people and injured many more at a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach. The increased visibility of lo…
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