A young busker's venture to the big city took an unexpected turn when he inadvertently shut down a Melbourne train station after passengers mistook his didgeridoo for a gun. Heavily-armed police swooped on Flagstaff Station and evacuated it about 8.30am on Thursday, with distressed passengers forced to rush from underground platforms. Will Austin, from the central Victorian town of Daylesford, was searched by police as he headed out of the station carrying his didgeridoo in a black sleeve. "I got stopped by police outside of Flagstaff station and searched, only to find that I didn't have a rifle." Mr Marrell said a number of people appeared distressed when they had to rush out of the underground station.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 28, 2019 07:30 UTC