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Canberra Police Arrest 41-Year-Old Over Pipe Bombs Found Near Lake Ginninderra

Police say the case is not being treated as terrorism.

Overview

  • The man was arrested late Saturday at a Gungahlin unit and is due in ACT Magistrates Court on Monday.
  • He faces charges of unauthorised manufacture of a prohibited dangerous substance, possessing a prohibited weapon, and theft.
  • Members of the public first found silver, tube-shaped devices on Tuesday along a one-kilometre stretch of footpath near Lake Ginninderra.
  • Some devices had detonated before discovery while others were intact, and no injuries have been reported.
  • Police searched his Belconnen home and allegedly found items used to assemble the devices, and investigators expect further charges as inquiries continue.