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Security breach at Sydney International Airport ends in man arrested on tarmac

A 30-year-old man has been arrested after he allegedly breached security at Sydney Airport, running onto the tarmac.

Police responded to a call from Sydney International Airport on Friday, after a man allegedly ran through the main screening area of the airport.

Australian Federal Police officers intercepted the man on the tarmac, they said in a statement today.

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"AFP officers arrested a man, 30, who allegedly ran through the main screening area and gained access to restricted areas, including the apron", they said.

The "apron" is the area where planes are loaded with baggage and passengers outside the terminal before they taxi to the runways.

The man was seen walking across the top of an aerobridge outside the terminal after he allegedly ran through the screening area inside the terminal.

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He then allegedly tried to enter the cargo hold of a flight bound for Sri Lanka but baggage handlers intervened and the man was arrested shortly after by AFP officers on the tarmac.

The man was taken to hospital for assessment, and remains there today.

The 30-year-old was issued a court attendance notice for breaching restricted areas of the airport.

The man was not charged with any other offences.

He has been banned from Sydney International Airport for 12 months.

Police seek information after man allegedly exposed himself to children

Police are seeking information after children were approached by an unknown male, who allegedly exposed himself and started inappropriate sexual conversations on two separate occasions in Perth.

WA police said that a man approached an 11-year-old boy in Canning Vale on Saturday,  April 14, and "engaged the child in an inappropriate conversation of a sexual nature".

A week later on Saturday, April 20, an 11-year-old girl was approached in Thornlie by a man who allegedly exposed himself to her, again making inappropriate sexual comments.

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Police have released this image of a man in relation to the two incidents.

In both cases, the children went home and reported the incidents to their families.

In both cases, the children were approached by an unknown man on a bicycle.

Both incidents occurred between 5.30 pm and 6 pm.

In the first incident on April 14, the male involved was described as fair-skinned, aged between 16 and 20-years-old.

The description of the man in the second incident very closely matched the first description.

"Given the close proximity of the incidents, the similar circumstances and similar description of the male person involved, it is being investigated whether the two incidents are linked," Western Australia police said.

Anyone with information about these incidents has been asked to contact Crimestoppers.

Knife-wielding man allegedly attacks customers at pharmacy in Victoria

A man has been arrested after an alleged stabbing attack on Victoria's surf coast.

Police were informed a knife-wielding man had allegedly entered a number of businesses along Zeally Bay Road and Fischer Street in Torquay about 10.45am today.

One victim was allegedly approached and stabbed by the man on Zeally Bay Road.

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Torquay

He received a minor injury and was assessed by paramedics at the scene.

The offender then entered a pharmacy on Gilbert Street where he allegedly assaulted two customers.

CCTV obtained by 9News shows the man wearing a puffer jacket allegedly lunge towards several customers including a man holding a young child. 

One witness told 9News the pharmacy was busy at the time of the alleged attack. 

"He said 'I'm coming back to get you all'," she said.

"So we shut the doors as quick as we could and someone said he was on the outside trying to get back in.

"There were a lot of the people inside the pharmacy at the time and everyone was shocked."

No customers or staff were injured.

The man, aged in his 50s, ran from the scene and was arrested a short time later at a home in Torquay.

He has been taken to hospital for assessment.

Investigations are ongoing.