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Man charged with pointing gun at Sydney train passengers

A 29-year-old man has been charged after allegedly pointing a gun at people waiting for a train in Sydney.

Mohamad Zreika allegedly pointed a pistol at commuters waiting at Lidcombe railway station, before boarding a train to Bankstown at 5.30pm yesterday.

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He was arrested at Bankstown and police found a replica pistol, which they took for forensic examination. He was charged with affray and possessing an unauthorised pistol.

He was taken to hospital for a mental health assessment.

He was refused bail to appear before Bail Division Local Court 7 today.

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Man killed in shark attack in Far North Queensland

A man has died after a shark attack off the coast of Far North Queensland.

Emergency services were called to Hull Heads Beach, around 160 kilometres south of Cairns, about 12pm after reports a man had been bitten by a shark in the surf around Kennedy Shoal.

The man, 39 was taken ashore on the Hull River Boat Ramp, where he was treated by paramedics.

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The man was met by emergency services at a jetty, but died shortly after.Police at the scene of a fatal shark attack near Hull Heads Beach, Queensland.

However, Queensland Police later confirmed he had died of his injuries.

The attack happened on the Cassowary Coast, sandwiched between Cairns and Townsville in the state's north.

Hull Heads in just south of popular tourist spot Mission Beach.

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Close to the Great Barrier Reef, the area is popular for those wanting to go snorkelling and scuba diving, and also has several tropical islands for tourists to explore.

The death is the third from a shark attack in Australia this year.

In January, a 12-year-old Sydney boy Nico Antic died after an attack by a suspected bull shark near Shark Bay in Vaucluse.

Last week, a 38-year-old spearfisher Steve Mattabonni was killed off Rottnest Island in Western Australia after being attacked by a great white shark.

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Shark attack victim Nico Antic has died in a Sydney hospital. The 12-year-old was attacked by a suspected bull shark as he was jumping off a rock face at Neilson Park, near Shark Beach in Vaucluse, on Sunday.

Sydney saw a spate of shark attacks earlier in the year as wet weather created brackish water near beaches and rivers across the city, which are ideal conditions for bull sharks.

Similar conditions hit the city this weekend, with residents urged to stay out of the water.

A report on the Queensland man's death will be prepared for the coroner.

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‘Drunk’ driver’s car windscreen speared by post as she careered onto beach

A Mazda had to be towed from a beach after an allegedly drunk driver crashed through a guard rail, careered down an embankment and ended up on the sand.

The 32-year-old woman, who police say was allegedly double the legal limit had a lucky escape as the wooden rail went through the windscreen at Aldinga Beach, south of Adelaide.

Images show the post completely speared through the windscreen.

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A Mazda had to be towed from a beach after an allegedly drunk driver crashed through a guard rail, careered down an embankment and ended up on the sand.

She wasn't hurt but was reported for drink driving and driving without care and banned from driving for six months.

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