A popular shopping centre in Melbourne’s CBD has been locked down following reports of an armed man roaming the centre.
The man was alleged to have been armed with a knife when he entered emporium on Lonsdale Street at around 11:30AM on Thursday morning.
Police sent the mall into lockdown a short time later with people forced to stay inside stores as the incident unfolded.
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