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| Security alert at Melbourne railway station, police unable to locate suspect |
| 2006-08-24 |
| A man carrying a backpack has disappeared inside a tunnel at an underground rail station in central Melbourne, sparking a security scare. Police said the man jumped from the platform at Melbourne Central railway station in Latrobe Street about 7am (AEST) and walked into a tunnel along the track towards Flagstaff station, about 1km to the west of Melbourne Central. The man has not been found despite a police search of the underground loop. Security footage also was being checked in an effort to locate the man, who had a backpack, police said. Connex Trains spokesman Andrew Cassidy said some rail services were affected. "It delayed services on the Epping and Hurstbridge lines by 30 minutes," Mr Cassidy told Southern Cross Radio. "In these circumstances obviously you always take the safe course, which is to assume that there is somebody in there and respond accordingly. "That's what we did, with some great support from police and from our own staff, who acted quickly." |
| Posted by:Oztralian |
| #2 I bet he wishes he had paid the fee when he is caught. |
| Posted by: Oztralian 2006-08-24 23:54 |
| #1 Apparently he left at the next station, evading inspectors as easily upon egress as entrance. From the same link: A man who sparked a security scare when he entered one of Melbourne's underground rail tunnels wearing a backpack was on the run from ticket inspectors, police say. He was later seen leaving the tunnel at Flagstaff station where he again evaded security. Mr Ashby described the man as in his early 20s and about 175cm tall, with blond hair. He was wearing dark clothing and was carrying a dark backpack. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2006-08-24 22:16 |