Australian man charged after shooting at windows inside airport

Australian Federal Police attend the Canberra Airport in Canberra, Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022, after a shooting incident. An Australian man is charged with three weapons offenses Monday, Aug. 15, after he allegedly used a handgun inside the Canberra Airport to fire multiple shots at airport windows. (Mick Tsikas/AAP Image via AP)

An Australian man was charged with three weapons offenses on Monday after he allegedly used a handgun inside Canberra Airport to fire multiple shots at airport windows.

Nobody was injured during the shooting near the check-in counters on Sunday afternoon. The incident prompted officials to temporarily evacuate the airport and ground planes for more than three hours.