(DIR) Home Armed police cordon off Queenstown waterfront after man spotted holding umbrella like a rifle, pointing it at people (HTM) Source ---------------------------------------------------------------------- A significant armed police presence responded to the Queenstown waterfront this afternoon after a man was spotted holding a black umbrella like a rifle, cocking it and aiming it at people. The whole waterfront was cordoned off and police were ushering people out of the Queenstown Gardens shortly after 2.30pm. A police spokesperson initially said they were responding to "a report of a possible sighting of a firearm". A later statement said police confirmed it was, in fact, an umbrella, not a firearm. ______________________________________________________________________ Served by Flask-Gopher/2.2.1