Westfield Marion lockdown puts authorities to the test after Bondi Junction stabbing attack

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SA Police say they had rehearsed an armed offender situation with Westfield Marion officials just days before a fight broke out in the food court of South Australia's largest shopping centre, sending it into lockdown.

A fight between boys reportedly with weapons at South Australia's largest shopping centre has provided the first glimpse into how authorities now respond to armed incidents, a few months on from the fatal stabbing attack at Bondi Junction.How did it unfold?

SA Police Assistant Commissioner Scott Duval said CCTV showed one group of boys chasing another group through the Westfield into the David Jones store. "We had an exercise with Westfield where we basically ran through an incident that involved an active armed offender here," Assistant Commissioner Duval said.

 

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