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Sydney, NSW

Heavily armed police unit set to hit Sydney's streets

ABC News
Summary
Changed after publishing · 5 edits
  • the headline was changed: New Heavily armed police unit unveiled after Bondi terror attackset to hit Sydney's streets
  • the report was edited: 45 words added, 39 removed.
  • the headline was changed: Why heavily New armed police will soon be hitting Sydney's streetsunit unveiled after Bondi terror attack
  • the report was edited: 79 words added, 2 removed.
  • the headline was changed: New Why heavily armed police unit unveiled after Bondi terror attackwill soon be hitting Sydney's streets

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Long-arms carrying NSW Police officers will take to the streets of Sydney ahead of the formation of the Armed Response Command.

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  • ABC News Heavily armed police unit set to hit Sydney's streets
  • WAtoday New command brings heavily armed police onto Sydney streets

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The NSW Police's new Armed Response Command will begin a public phase of training around Sydney in the coming weeks.
The NSW Police's new Armed Response Command will begin a public phase of training around Sydney in the coming weeks.

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ABC Newsas they published this story 82.6

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5 outlets from 2 newsrooms reported this story: the one you are reading and the other 4 below.

WAtoday New command brings heavily armed police onto Sydney streets summary only, not scored The Age New command brings heavily armed police onto Sydney streets summary only, not scored Brisbane Times New command brings heavily armed police onto Sydney streets summary only, not scored The Sydney Morning Herald New command brings heavily armed police onto Sydney streets summary only, not scored