A bomb was strapped to an 18-year-old girl in a wealthy suburb of Sydney, Australia.
Now, the bomb squad has been called in to defuse the explosive and situation.
As Reported By The Daily Telegraph:
Police are trying to defuse a bomb strapped to a teenage girl at a multimillion dollar house at Burrawong Avenue in Mosman, Sydney.
The drama unfolded at 2.40pm this afternoon when an 18-year-old girl called police to the mansion following discovery of a suspicious device. It was not clear how the device came to be strapped to the girl but it is understood she did not place it there herself.
A senior police poice officer described the device as an unusual “collar bomb” which has never been seen before in Australia. He said they believed it was an extortion attempt and that the initial details of the situation were being conveyed to police via the girl’s father.
SOURCE: The Daily Telegraph
The young woman who was held hostage with a bomb strapped to her neck has been freed according to Mark Scoot, the Managing Director of Australian Broadcasting Corporation. He tweeted that “She is good. ..she is in good hands, with mum and dad.”
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Local residents at the scene in the exclusive Sydney suburb of Mosman.
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Local residents on the scene in the exclusive Sydney suburb of Mosman.
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Police at the scene in the exclusive Sydney suburb of Mosman.
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Police are at the scene in the exclusive Sydney suburb of Mosman.
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Residents at the scene in the exclusive Sydney suburb of Mosman.
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Bomb disposal experts attend a house in the Sydney suburb of Mosman where it is believed an 18-year-old schoolgirl has a bomb strapped to her neck.
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Police officers talk to concerned residents at a cordon in Burrawong Ave, Mosman during a bomb scare which has closed off several blocks in the wealthy Sydney suburb.
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Police officers talk to concerned residents at a cordon in Burrawong Ave, Mosman during a bomb scare which has closed off several blocks in the wealthy Sydney suburb.
