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| Man drives car with gas cylinders into Sydney police station | Man drives car with gas cylinders into Sydney police station |
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| A car carrying gas cylinders has driven into the underground car park of a Sydney police station. One person has been taken into custody. | A car carrying gas cylinders has driven into the underground car park of a Sydney police station. One person has been taken into custody. |
| A police source said the incident was a "very deliberate attack" on the police station, Sydney Morning Herald crime and justice reporter Nick Ralston tweeted. | |
| Officers from Police Rescue and the Bomb Disposal Unit are currently examining the car, which is believed to have been filled with gas bottles that did not detonate, 9 News reported. | Officers from Police Rescue and the Bomb Disposal Unit are currently examining the car, which is believed to have been filled with gas bottles that did not detonate, 9 News reported. |
| ABC has reported that police were originally treating the incident as a terror attack, but now believe it is a mental health issue. | ABC has reported that police were originally treating the incident as a terror attack, but now believe it is a mental health issue. |
| According to police sources cited by Ralston, the man involved in the attack was known to police but wasn't believed to have any known links to terrorism. | According to police sources cited by Ralston, the man involved in the attack was known to police but wasn't believed to have any known links to terrorism. |
| Specialist officers wearing helmets and holding shields are at the scene, dog squad officers, and plainclothes police wearing bulletproof vests are patrolling the scene, according to The Sydney Morning Herald. | Specialist officers wearing helmets and holding shields are at the scene, dog squad officers, and plainclothes police wearing bulletproof vests are patrolling the scene, according to The Sydney Morning Herald. |
| A statement from police said that no members of the public or officers have been injured in the operation. | |
| Memorial Avenue, where the station is located, remains blocked off as a "precaution," police said. | Memorial Avenue, where the station is located, remains blocked off as a "precaution," police said. |