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| Australia naval base lifts 'hazardous material' lockdown | |
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| An Australian naval training base in Victoria was locked down for several hours after "hazardous material" was found during a routine inspection. | An Australian naval training base in Victoria was locked down for several hours after "hazardous material" was found during a routine inspection. |
| Navy staff found the material in the room of a sailor living on the HMAS Cerberus base, said local media. | Navy staff found the material in the room of a sailor living on the HMAS Cerberus base, said local media. |
| Authorities established a 400m (1,312 ft) exclusion zone around the base, south-east of Melbourne and arrested the 30-year-old sailor. | Authorities established a 400m (1,312 ft) exclusion zone around the base, south-east of Melbourne and arrested the 30-year-old sailor. |
| The police later said the material posed "no immediate threat". | The police later said the material posed "no immediate threat". |
| Victoria Police superintendent Neil Paterson said the items were "generally not found together, they are of concern to us" but did not appear to be explosives, reported ABC News. | Victoria Police superintendent Neil Paterson said the items were "generally not found together, they are of concern to us" but did not appear to be explosives, reported ABC News. |
| He added that the base remained secure and that there was no link to terrorism. | 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. | "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. |
| Members of the bomb response unit and the arson and explosive squad were investigating the materials. | Members of the bomb response unit and the arson and explosive squad were investigating the materials. |
| The lockdown has now been lifted. | The lockdown has now been lifted. |
| 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. |