Commuter horror as a man brandishes a GUN at a Sydney train station before police tackle him to the ground – but all is not as it seems
- A man was tackled by cops after bringing a fake machine gun to a train station
- Police stormed Sydney’s Central Station at around 3pm on Wednesday
- Train station staff claimed the man was pointing the plastic toy guns in the air
- Police initially arrested him for safety reasons before discovering it was a fake
Commuters were left in horror at a Sydney train station after a man was seen brandishing a gun, only for police to discover it was fake.
Plain-clothed and uniformed officers stormed platform five of Central Station at around 3pm on Wednesday after train staff reported the man.
He was allegedly seen pointing the toy guns in the air, while passengers watched on from inside a train.
Commuters weren’t allowed onto the platform while the commotion was going on.
Plain-clothed and uniformed officers were on the scene at platform five of Central Station at around 3pm on Wednesday
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Commuters weren’t allowed onto the platform while the commotion was going on
A witness, who wishes to remain anonymous, was on his way to work when he saw several police tackle the man.
‘The train guard said the guns made a noise that sounded like a taser going off,’ he told Daily Mail Australia.
‘I saw cops come in and tackle him and then he was sitting on the seats with all the police.
‘The police didn’t touch the gun til they took photos of it and then they broke it apart.’
A New South Wales Police spokeswoman told Daily Mail Australia that police initially arrested the man for safety reasons before discovering the gun was fake.
The spokeswoman said the toy gun was innocently purchased from Paddy’s Markets, and it’s not yet known if he will be given an infringement notice.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Sydney Trains for comment.
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![A police spokeswoman said said the toy gun was innocently purchased from Paddy's Markets](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/10/30/05/20361642-7629047-image-a-38_1572414285888.jpg)
The man was allegedly seen pointing the toy guns in the air, while passengers watched on from inside a train