A major police operation is currently happening in Sydney‘s CBD, on the corner on Wentworth St and Oxford St.
9 News has reported that an armed gunman is holed up in the Fair Work Commission building, with staff still inside.
PEDESTRIAN.TV reporter on the ground, Alex Bruce-Smith has told us that this information has not been confirmed by police.
Heavy police presence corner of wentworth and oxford st @pedestriandaily pic.twitter.com/vfWvbgb4VD
— Alex Bruce-Smith (@alexbrucesmith) November 18, 2015
The building has been locked down, and police are on the scene, with reports saying that threats were made against the government building.
VIDEO: Government building locked down after threats made. College and Oxford St Sydney CBD. @9NewsSyd pic.twitter.com/8YaNE7zUzo
— Chris O’Keefe (@cokeefe9) November 18, 2015
UPDATE, 7:30pm:
The office building was evacuated after threatening information was received at approximately 4:40pm.
Early reports of an armed person are now being seen as false, but police remain on-site after to conduct a search of the building. NSW Police say that the incident was not terror-related.
The search was completed shortly before 7:30pm local time, with nothing suspicious being found.
#Darlinghurst office search completed, nil found, invest. now underway, thanks everyone for patience with disruption to traffic etc.
— NSW Police (@nswpolice) November 18, 2015
Image: SarahJ_Berry via Twitter.
