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Victoria Police to have semi-automatic weapons at Boxing Day test
Victoria Police increases visible security with specialist units and longarm rifles at the Boxing Day Test as a precaution amid current threat levels.
- Victoria Police will deploy specialist police from the Critical Incident Response Team carrying longarm semiautomatic rifles to the Melbourne Cricket Ground for the Boxing Day Test, expecting around 373,000 attendees over five days.
- After recent terror incidents and heavily policed memorials, Victoria Police described the step as a proactive, precautionary escalation based on the current threat environment, not a specific new threat.
- Specialist units will operate across the concourse and approaches, including Birrarung Marr, Jolimont Railway Station and Yarra Park, supported by extra Public Safety Officers and general duties police.
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Police to carry semi-automatic guns for Melbourne's Boxing Day Test
Some police patrolling the Boxing Day test between Australia and England will be carrying semi-automatic longarm rifles, Victoria Police has confirmed.In a statement released today, they said "specialist" police would be given extra firepower for the test match, which begins on December 26 and could last until December 30.Victoria Police insist the measure is precautionary and not in response to any new threat detected.READ MORE: Anthony Albane…
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Victoria Police to have semi-automatic weapons at Boxing Day test
Victoria Police will carry semi-automatic longarm rifles at the Boxing Day test.
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