Visitors ordered to avoid Botanic Gardens amid stand-off with armed man

Shirtless man sitting on a park bench arrested after three-hour standoff with police

A shirtless man sitting on a park bench has been arrested after a three-hour stand-off with police.Officers were called to Brisbane's Botanic Gardens about 1.35pm today over reports of a man sitting on a bench holding an edged weapon.The public park was locked down as officers surrounded the man and specialist police began negotiations. READ MORE: Vouchers and AI submersibles part of $102m plan to tackle algal bloomNegotiations continued for h…

Police arrest allegedly armed man after hours-long lockdown of Brisbane park

The Brisbane City Botanic Gardens shuts down for three hours as police respond to reports of a man allegedly wielding a weapon.

Visitors ordered to avoid Botanic Gardens amid stand-off with armed man

Police have cordoned off part of Brisbane’s CBD as they negotiate with a knife-wielding man.

Armed man forces major city park lockdown

A major police operation in Brisbane has ended after a shirtless man armed with a knife sparked a lockdown of one of the city’s biggest public parks.

Armed man forces major city park lock down

A man, who was allegedly armed with a large knife, has been taken into custody after an hours-long standoff forced the evacuation and lockdown of Brisbane’s Botanical Gardens.