墨尔本购物中心在少年男孩使用砍刀后被封锁;国家禁止此类武器。 Melbourne shopping center lockdown after teenage boys wield machetes; state bans such weapons.

墨尔本的一个购物中心在一群手持砍刀的少年男孩内部引起骚乱后被封锁。 A shopping center in Melbourne was locked down after a group of teenage boys armed with machetes caused a disturbance inside. 警察赶到,但男孩们已经逃离现场;没有报告有人受伤。 Police arrived, but the boys had already fled the scene; no injuries were reported. 这起事件之前两周在墨尔本的另一家购物中心发生了类似事件,导致全州禁止维多利亚大砍刀,直至9月1日。 This incident follows a similar event at another shopping center in Melbourne two weeks prior, leading to a statewide ban on machetes in Victoria until September 1.