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POLICE have seized a cache of weapons as they move to quell growing unrest between rival groups *BOONG TRIBES*in the aftermath of Saturday's callous drive-by shooting of young father Fabian Brock. 
 
A silver Holden Commodore with a spray from a shotgun blast on the driver's side was also seized by police during the operation in Driver.

Two men were arrested in the raid after what's believed to have been a revenge attack following Mr Brock's death from an apparent shotgun blast.

Detective Acting Superintendent Lee Morgan said last night's arrests were not directly related to the killing of Mr Brock.



"This has been a planned operation in response to people taking the law into their hands," he said.

"Some people have decided to act of their own accord. They've sought retribution, we've been made aware of that and we've acted accordingly."







   Cornwallis Circuit in Driver was in full lockdown yesterday evening as police, including TRG officers, raided a house where the two men were arrested.

Supt Morgan said while the arrested men were likely to be questioned on what they might know about the circumstances surrounding the death of Mr Brock, neither was considered a suspect.

He said it was the "actions" of the men since Saturday that police were interested in.

It's understood police have yet to question anyone directly about the shooting of Mr Brock, who died at wheel of his car after he was shot on Union Terrace, Anula, about 2.30am on Saturday.

Supt Morgan yesterday refused to go into any detail about who police were likely to interview about Mr Brock's death.

"I won't go into specifics but as I have said previously we believe there may be a connection in relation to the stabbing that occurred a few days ago and the same people may be involved in the death of Fabian Brock," he said.

A man appeared in Darwin Magistrates Court yesterday in relation to an alleged stabbing at Mahony Circuit, Driver, on Thursday night.



Police have alleged the Mahony Circuit incident was related to the deliberate ramming of a vehicle in Palmerston on Saturday.

The man was arrested in a police raid on a house at Edelsten Rd, Giraween, on Saturday afternoon.

He appeared in court yesterday charged with aggravated assault, making a threat to kill someone and being armed with an offensive weapon.

The matter was adjourned until July 27 with the man remanded in custody.

Supt Morgan refused to discuss whether weapons had been used by the men arrested yesterday in the Driver operation, saying police may be in a position to release more detail in coming days on what the arrested men are alleged to have done.


Supt Morgan warned that police would not hesitate to act if they received further information about revenge attacks related to the killing of Mr Brock.

[The problem is also placing Australia in an awkward position over who it would be better off being best buddies with.]

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A QUIET battle lingering over the South China Sea just got a whole lot more dangerous after reports China tested hypersonic glide vehicles capable of carrying nuclear weapons. 
 
The vehicle, dubbed the WU-14, was the fourth test of the missile in 18 months, RT News reports.

The weapon is extremely advanced and can travel at 10 times the speed of sound.

And it's ticking off the Americans.

The US has labelled the testing as an "extreme manoeuvre" amid tensions in the South China Sea, the South China Morning Post reports.


But China has been quick to dismiss any suggestion the tests were anything other than a normal exercise.

"The scheduled scientific research and experiments in our territory is normal, and those tests are not targeted at any country and specific goals," the ministry told the Post.

Tensions between the two military superpowers have been increasing due to a cluster of tiny islands in the South China Sea.

And the US and China have been doing a lot of peacocking about them.

US Secretary of Defence Ash Carter has previously warned the US would not shy away from confronting Beijing about the continued expansion.

The problem is also placing Australia in an awkward position over who it would be better off being best buddies with.



The tiny man-made islands popping up in the South China Sea have been dubbed a "flashpoint" of war due to the land grab they inspire.

The Chinese have used dredging engineering to create the islands from what were previously reefs — and it claims it has the sovereign right to do this, despite some of them being 1400km from China's mainland or on the continental shelfs of the Philippines and Vietnam.

Militarisation of those islands could very well result in conflict between China and US, which runs its ships through the area.

That would drag Australia firmly into the war muck — Australia needs China for trade, but the US is one of its closest defence allies.

As well as US military interests in the area, countries including the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia, Taiwan and Vietnam also have a stake in the region.

As each island appears, China stakes a claim in the sea around it and this is the crux of the issue for China's neighbours.

About 1500 hectares of land has been reclaimed by the Chinese. It gives the country another 12 nautical miles of territory at each new border, and also creates 200 extra miles of economic zones to dig for oil, gas and to fish in.

The deputy dean of global studies at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Professor Joseph Siracussa, told news.com.au that the two nations were "spoiling for a fight".

[A family source told the NT News the bad blood over the killing could be carried for "generations".]

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POLICE were forced to taser Ronald Kelly before arresting him in Driver. 
 
Kelly, 22, was arrested at a home in Widdup Cres, Driver, just after 7am Monday.

Detective Senior Sergeant Mark Stringer said Strike Force Trident detectives searched eight homes across Palmerston on Monday morning.

"When members attended the home on (Monday) morning, they saw a person lying on the couch with a female trying to cover him up," Sen-Sgt Stringer said.

"One of the members recognised him as Ronald Kelly and we forced entry ... he failed to follow police instructions and a taser was deployed."


He was restrained and arrested and will appear in Darwin Magistrates Court Tuesday morning to face the outstanding warrants.

Bedding was found in the ceiling cavity of the home, but no guns were found.

Sen-Sgt Stringer said Kelly would be interviewed about alleged unlawful entries, stolen cars and pursuits. Police were still potential charges for those allegedly hiding him.

Kelly had been on the run from police since evading them in a six-hour siege in Palmerston last month.


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POLICE have stepped up their presence in Palmerston amid concerns of revenge attacks over the shooting death of Fabian Brock. 
 
Some residents noticed extra police activity on Saturday night in areas where people close to those involved spend time, but officers found no serious trouble.

A family source told the NT News the bad blood over the killing could be carried for "generations".*COON FEUD*[/color]

Police now believe people involved in a stabbing in Driver on Friday night, and a related car-ramming on Saturday, may be linked to the killing.

A 23-year-old man will appear in court today charged with aggravated assault, but no arrests have been made in relation to Mr Brock.


Police also confirmed they had information the shot that killed the 25-year-old father may not have been intended for him.

Detective Acting Superintendent Lee Morgan said police were not aware of any specific revenge threats and the increased presence in Palmerston was precautionary.







   
"With an incident such as this in a close-knit community where people are well known to each other there is always a concern of retribution," Supt Morgan said.

"I'd encourage people if they are seeking retribution, don't take the law into your own hands. If you have information that's going to be of use to police, contact us and let us deal with it."

Mr Brock was driving on Union Tce in Wagaman with at least one passenger when he was shot at close range with a shotgun at about 2.30am on Saturday.

Supt Morgan said police believed another car was involved but he could not confirm if the blast came from inside Mr Brock's car or outside.

He said there were "a number" of people of interest and fugitive Ronald Kelly, who has been on the run since May 25 and is believed to be armed, was not one of them.

Yes, the law in Germany is particularly hard if you are a nationalist. You can go to Gaol for nearly anything. As for the Reds. They are really viscious. They have a nasty habit of finding out where you work and making a big deal of you being an employee. I like Germany I have visitied there.I don't there there are many nations left that havn't been infected by political correctness and left wing madness!

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A 25-YEAR-OLD man was killed by a gunshot to the head while driving in the northern suburbs on Saturday morning.

The NT News understands the man was Fabian Brock, who crashed his vehicle through two fences on Lee Point Rd in Wagaman after he was shot.




Fabian Brock, 25, killed in shooting
25-year-old Fabian Brock was killed in the shooting.
NT Police confirmed that a male driver of a gold-coloured Toyota Camry had been shot in the head while driving along Union Tce.

They were alerted to the incident at 2.35am on Saturday after he crashed his vehicle on two Lee Point Rd properties.


Detective Acting Superintendent Lee Morgan said when police attended the scene, they found that the driver had suffered a fatal gunshot wound prior to the crash.

Police believe that it is unlikely to be a random act and a second vehicle may have been involved.

"The offender remains outstanding and it is possible he or she is still armed which poses a risk to the community," Superintendent Morgan said.

"Police are urging the offender to phone Police and arrange a safe surrender. In the interest of ensuring everybody's safety this matter needs to be resolved quickly."

Police are calling for information from the public.



The driver's identity has not yet been released, and the male passenger is currently helping police with their inquiries.

Police are currently looking for a second vehicle. It is not known at this stage whether the shot was fired from the second car or from inside the driver's vehicle.

The owner of one of the Lee Point Rd properties said she had heard what sounded like a gunshot but didn't think too much of it.

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ONE of two youths being held in Darwin's adult prison threatened to kill himself after the magistrate ordered they stay there until Tuesday.



It followed an unsuccessful attempt by lawyers for both boys — who cannot be named — to have them moved back to the Don Dale Youth Detention Centre.

John Lawrence QC said the pair were subjected to "horrific" conditions after being taken into custody on June 2 under an emergency order.

Mr Lawrence said for 10 days the boys had been kept in solitary confinement for 23 hours a day and forced to eat hot meals with their hands.

Attendees at the Youth Justice Court also saw the boys, who appeared by videolink from the jail, had been forced to wear belts that tied their arms and feet together.


Magistrate Elizabeth Morris noted the concerns of the boys' lawyers but said she would remand them in the adult jail for four more nights.

Ms Morris said there were several reasons for her decision, one being an affidavit written by Don Dale management that claimed the facility was not suitable to house the two accused.

It stated the roof of C Block where they would be held was riddled with asbestos.

The affidavit also claimed a lack of infrastructure upgrades meant there was a "high" risk of escape, staff were not adequately trained, and there was a "high to extreme" risk of assaults on staff.

Ms Morris said she did not think C Block was appropriate for anyone's detention.

Ms Morris adjourned the matter to Tuesday, when all parties would debate an application by the Department of Public Prosecutions to keep the boys in adult jail while their matters are before the court.

Ms Morris told the two boys her decision to keep them in jail over the weekend did not mean she would make the same decision next week.

The youth at risk of suicide was placed "at risk" and will be under increased surveillance.

The pair will be brought into the Youth Justice Court on Tuesday.

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IT took about one second longer for a 16-year-old to escape from an Alice Springs prison than it takes Usain Bolt to run 100m.

CCTV footage, which has not been released publicly, shows it took Jason Patrick Reid just 10.5 seconds to escape from the Alice Springs Juvenile Detention Centre on June 5.

Youth Justice executive director Salli Cohen told the NT News CCTV footage showed Reid scaled an internal fence, sprinted across the roof of a building between the two fences, and then down the other side of the external fence without guards realising it.

The youth – who is facing extremely serious charges – then allegedly stole a Toyota Landcruiser before being picked up near Mataranka, about 1000km from Alice Springs two days later.

Ms Cohen said security procedures at the Alice Springs and Darwin centres were being reviewed.


While the security review was still underway, Ms Cohen said it was likely a third fence would be built at Don Dale.

READ: TEENAGER ON RUN AFTER ESCAPING JAIL

She said no decision had been made yet on what additional security measures might be taken in Alice Springs.

The new fence at Darwin would likely be built around the B-block – the wing destroyed by a group of youths who then escaped on May 31.

Ms Cohen said corrections are considering two types of fences – an electric fence and a standard fence with a smooth anti-climb tube on top. The fence would be built inside the existing razor wire fencing.

The smooth non-climb fences already line the perimeter of the new prison at Holtze.

She said for the youths to willingly climb razor wire was an "extraordinary decision to make".

All inmates have been moved from freshly renovated B-block to the older and unrenovated C-block.

The Alice Springs escape was the second embarrassing security breach at an NT juvenile detention centre in the space of a week.

It followed the vandalism and breakout from Darwin's Don Dale Detention Centre, which saw five inmates cut through the roof of the facility as security personnel watched helplessly. Two of the five scaled two fences and escaped.
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TWO 16-year-old escapees returned to the scene of the crime in spectacular fashion when they drove back into Don Dale Youth Detention Centre after breaking out less than 48 hours earlier.

Josiah Binsaris and Ethan Austral quite literally drove back into Don Dale, ploughing a stolen Toyota Yaris into roller doors at the front of the detention centre on Tuesday afternoon.



After crashing into the roller doors the pair ignored police demands to surrender for more than half an hour, continuing to drive around the detention centre before finally being arrested.


TRG, Metropolitan Patrol Group and dog squad units raced to Don Dale and the facility was put into lockdown after the two raced into the facility.

Binsaris and Austral were part of a group of six who allegedly caused tens of thousands of dollars worth of damage in B-Block of Don Dale on Sunday night as youth justice officers watched on powerlessly.

The young hoods forced youth justice officers back after allegedly arming themselves with makeshift weapons, disabling doors in the sector they were trashing.

After spending more than 20 minutes ransacking two accommodation units and the centre's education facility, five of the offenders forced their way on to the centre's roof.

Four of them then breached Don Dale's internal fence, with Binsaris and Austral making it over a second fence to freedom.





But for reasons no one can yet explain, the two escapees led police in a pursuit before turning into Tivendale Rd and heading back to Don Dale.

Crime Commander Mike Murphy said it was still too early to know what had motivated Binsaris and Austral to return to Don Dale.

"Obviously this event's just unfolded, the two youths have just been arrested, that information's not known to me at this time and it will become clearer during the court process when the information's disclosed," Commander Murphy said shortly after Binsaris and Austral were driven out of Don Dale in separate paddy wagons.

Police were alerted that the pair were out of hiding shortly before midday after a Toyota Yaris was reported to have driven off from a service station in Fannie Bay without paying for petrol.

The Yaris driven into Don Dale is believed to have been the third vehicle stolen by the two in their brief period of freedom.



After stealing a car shortly after breaking out of Don Dale just after 7.30pm on Sunday the pair visited Austral's mother Jodine Austral at her Woodroffe home about 9pm.

The first stolen car was later found dumped in Stuart Park.

Commander Murphy described yesterday's arrests as a good result.

"What we need to do now is get on with the police investigation. We need to collect all the necessary evidence," he said.

"And we need to put them before the courts to answer a number of charges including traffic offences, escaping lawful custody, criminal damage and find if they've been associated with anyone that's actually been supporting their efforts during the time when they escaped."