Police taser knife-wielding man near Australian parliament

Police have used a Taser to subdue a man who brandished a knife near the prime minister's entrance to Australia's Parliament House.

Police taser knife-wielding man near Australian parliament

Police have used a Taser to subdue a man who brandished a knife near the prime minister's entrance to Australia's Parliament House.

Police said there are no national security concerns regarding the incident in Canberra, terminology that means the man is not considered to be a terrorist.

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