HOW THE MELBOURNE JET BOMB THREAT UNFOLDED
Wednesday, May 31
11:26pm: Malaysia Airlines flight 128 bound for Kuala Lumpur leaves Melbourne
11.34pm: A man screams he has a bomb and tries to enter the cockpit; he's restrained by passengers; pilot turns the plane around.
11:37pm: Australian Federal Police advised
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11.41pm - The plane lands safely at Melbourne; other flights diverted to other airports.
]11:38pm - Melbourne AFP Aviation advised
11:39pm - AFP notified Victoria Police
11:43pm - AFP established Police Forward Command at Gate 27, as MH128 taxied to a secure position on the tarmac.
11:53pm- Victoria Police's Special Operations Group (SOG) notified
11:55pm - Victoria Police general duties arrive
Thursday, June 1
12.23am: - SOG and Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) arrive
12:34am - Formal handover of operational command to Victoria Police
01.21am - Police enter plane
around 9.30am - Passengers released from airport
1:30pm: Manodh Marks charged with threatening to blow up the Malaysian Airlines flight, faced two charges against the Crimes Aviation Act
4pm: Marks appears in Melbourne Magistrates Court, remanded to reappers August 24.
Source: Victoria Police, AAP
