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Australia naval base locked down over 'hazardous material' | Australia naval base locked down over 'hazardous material' |
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An Australian naval training base in Victoria has been locked down after "hazardous material" was found during a routine inspection. | An Australian naval training base in Victoria has been locked down after "hazardous material" was found during a routine inspection. |
Navy staff found the material in a residential unit of HMAS Cerberus, said local media. | |
Authorities established a 400m (1,312 ft) exclusion zone around the base, south-east of Melbourne. A 30-year-old sailor has been arrested. | |
The police later said the material posed "no immediate threat". | |
Members of the bomb response unit and the arson and explosive squad are investigating the materials. | |
But Victoria Police superintendent Neil Paterson said they did not appear to be explosives, reported ABC News. | |
He added that the base remained secure and that there was no link to terrorism. | |
"There has been no immediate threat, given the nature of the materials and no life has been at threat here on the site," he said. | |
He added that the police were still investigating as the materials were still considered "potentially hazardous" and are "not normally found in barracks at this location". | |
HMAS Cerberus is located 70km southeast of Melbourne, on Crib Point. The 1,517ha naval base hosts about 800 trainees at any one time, according to the navy's site. | HMAS Cerberus is located 70km southeast of Melbourne, on Crib Point. The 1,517ha naval base hosts about 800 trainees at any one time, according to the navy's site. |