Man Is Killed in Biker Brawl in Australia
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: March 22, 2009
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) — Warring bikers brawled through Australia’s largest airport here on Sunday, beating one person suspected of being a gang member to death and brandishing metal poles as they rampaged through a terminal in front of terrified travelers, the police said.
A group of people suspected of being gang members was ambushed while leaving an airplane, the police said.
Detective Inspector Peter Williams said 15 men were involved in the brawl, which appeared to bear out warnings of an impending biker war in Sydney.
“They came running through, picking up the big metal barrier poles and swinging them like swords at each other,” Naomi Constantine, a witness, told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. “I saw one of the men lying on the ground, and another man came up with a pole and just started smashing it into his head.”
.
