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2010 Darwin shopping centre bombing

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A Group Bravery Citation was awarded to a group of four men and a police officer who were in first attendance to the scene and helped contain a fire and assisted victims to find their way through smoke and debris immediately following an explosion at the Territory Insurance Office on Cavenagh Street
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Paul Wayne Clarke, 44, who had formally changed his name to Bird, handed himself into police soon after the bombing and has been charged with at least nine counts of
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Despite the obvious shock and horror of the incident, many nearby civilians and passers-by rushed to the scene to help those who had been wounded in the blast.
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In the lead up to the bombing, it is believed the suspect had made several threats to the office, and as a result security had been stepped up at the office.
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The incident occurred at approximately 11:00am local time, when a dissatisfied customer of the local branch of Territory Insurance Office (TIO) pushed a
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outlet, were closed down while emergency services attended the scene. Soon after the incident a local man handed himself to Police.
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into the building, where it then detonated, wounding many inside in the branch. The wounded were taken by ambulance to nearby
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was an incident which occurred on 3 February 2010 at the CBD Plaza shopping centre, located at 47 Cavenagh Street in the
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Petrol cans and fireworks, loaded in a shopping trolley, which were then ignited by the perpetrator
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Commander Rob Kendrick praised those who ignored their own safety to aid those in need saying:
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For their actions, the recipients were recognised by the award of the Group Bravery Citation:
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Mitchell St, Darwin, close to where the explosion took place.
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on 5 February. On 30 April, he reappeared in court via
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The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia
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at the time of the incident, was eventually sold to
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Senior Constable First Class Mark Richard Nancarrow
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Index

Paul Wayne Clarke

Darwin, Northern Territory
Australia
UTC+9:30
Bombing
Attempted murder
Arson
Serious harm with intent
Recklessly endangering life
Darwin CBD
shopping trolley
petrol cans
fireworks
Royal Darwin Hospital
Woolworths
Northern Territory Police
attempted murder
setting fire to a building
intending serious harm
recklessly endangering life
bail
Darwin Magistrates Court
video link
Berrimah Prison
Northern Territory Government
Allianz
People's Choice Credit Union
2019 Darwin shooting
Timeline of major crimes in Australia

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