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Sydney suburb in lockdown as police search for man seen with shotgun

A police helicopter and armed tactical officers are searching Sydney's inner west for a man who allegedly torched a stolen car; residents stay inside.

On air: Gloria Vance and Kenji Moonfield on BBN Overnight
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  1. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIn Sydney, a large part of Dulwich Hill, in the city's inner west, has been locked down while police search for a man reportedly seen carrying a shotgun.

  2. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe Guardian reports that he allegedly set a stolen car alight in the area before fleeing on foot.

  3. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorA police helicopter and armed tactical officers are focused on the search.

  4. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo people who live there are stuck inside right now?

  5. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe report describes a lockdown over a wide area, so residents should follow police instructions and stay clear of the suburb.

  6. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorPolice have not said how long the search will last, and no one has been reported harmed in the information we have.

  7. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe thing to watch is whether police find the man and lift the lockdown, and what they say about the stolen car.

  8. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIn Spain, a skateboarder has set a new downhill speed world record, and I trust his brakes were better than the diplomacy.

  9. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentBrock, is the wind behaving out there, or is it also on the run?

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  1. Boy, 13, charged with murder after Sydney stabbing · The Guardian
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