{"id":29107,"date":"2012-11-30T13:03:02","date_gmt":"2012-11-30T11:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/?p=29107"},"modified":"2012-11-30T13:03:02","modified_gmt":"2012-11-30T11:03:02","slug":"australia-stolen-weaponswhat-will-be-done-with-weapons-stolen-from-the-navy-base-australia-news-29107","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/australia-stolen-weaponswhat-will-be-done-with-weapons-stolen-from-the-navy-base-australia-news-29107\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia Stolen Weapons:What will be done with weapons stolen from the Navy base ? \/ Australia News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A military guard is overpowered as at least one intruder makes off with weapons from an Australian naval vessel in Darwin.<\/h1>\n

The Australian Department of Defence said the infiltrator “overwhelmed a duty member onboard a patrol boat” which was moored at HMAS Coonawarra, a naval base in the northern city of Darwin.<\/p>\n

In a statement, it said: “The intruder overpowered the duty member, accessed the vessel’s armoury and removed a number of weapons.<\/p>\n

“The person then departed the vessel with the weapons.”<\/p>\n

The Australian newspaper said an Armidale-class patrol boat would be expected to carry a stock of machine guns, assault rifles, shotguns, 9mm pistols and ammunition in its armoury.<\/p>\n

The attack happened on the Larrakeyah Naval Base which is now in lock-down. It was unclear whether the intruder accessed the boat from land or sea and the types of weapons taken have not been revealed.<\/p>\n

Vice Admiral Ray Griggs told the Australian Broadcasting Association the intruder was “armed”, adding that the young sailor who was on guard is safe but very shaken by the incident.<\/p>\n

He said: “Clearly his life was threatened, he is quite shaken but otherwise okay.”<\/p>\n

Earlier reports suggested the sailor had been tied up.<\/p>\n

The incident is being investigated by Northern Territory police and Australian Federal Police in conjunction with defence personnel.<\/p>\n

Tropical Darwin is a key defence hub for Australia, with US Marines based in a barracks outside the city since April this year as Washington looks to deepen its presence in Asia.<\/p>\n

Almost 600 Navy personnel are based in the area.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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