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Canberra Police Find Four More Pipe Bombs, Lifting Total to 15 Near Lake Ginninderra

Police urge residents to report any suspicious items to Triple Zero.

Overview

  • The devices were located along roughly one kilometre of footpaths and parkland between Joynton Smith Drive and Ginninderra Drive in Belconnen.
  • Some items were found intact while others appeared partially destroyed, with additional controlled actions by bomb technicians to make the area safe.
  • No injuries have been reported, and investigators say the incident is not being treated as terrorism.
  • ACT Policing says there is no indication that similar devices have been found elsewhere in Canberra.
  • Detectives, forensic officers and sniffer dogs are collecting evidence as the inquiry continues, and authorities say there is no advice to avoid the area.