Hazardous items force Victoria naval base into lockdown
A NAVAL training base in Victoria is in lockdown following the discovery of explosive material in a man’s unit.
The ‘hazardous items’ were found during a routine a search of the residential unit at the HMAS Cerberus navy base on the Mornington Peninsula.
A man – believed to be a defence force member who resides at the base – has reportedly been arrested.
As a precaution, authorities have setup a 400-metre exclusion zone around the unit.
The bomb squad is responding.
