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helicopter with a garden mattock at Rockhampton Airport was trying
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Police rushed to Rockhampton Airport this morning after the man
allegedly cut a hole in the fence and damaged the aircraft with a
garden mattock.
Australian Federal Police said the man, 57, allegedly "breached
the secure area of the airport and damaged a defence
helicopter".
"As this matter remains ongoing it is not appropriate to comment
further," the AFP said.
A sympathiser for the activist recently issued a statement to
The Courier-Mail that referenced Old Testament passages from the
Bible.
"(The man's) action follows in the tradition of the Ploughshares
Movement, the non-violent disarmament of weapons of war,'' the
statement read.
"Inspiration is found in the Bible scriptures of Isaiah (2:4)
and Micah (4:3) where the prophets tell of a time when swords will
be beaten into ploughshares, and Nations will no longer prepare for
war.
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The sympathiser said the activist warned police months ago of
his intention to disarm a chopper during current the current
US-Australian military exercise dubbed Talisman Sabre.
According to state and federal police, the activist has not yet
been charged.
A trio was arrested for blockading military vehicles and were
today fined for trespass and obstruction.