North Sydney: More than a dozen men wearing black balaclavas were detained on a Sydney train after being seen waving Australian flags at Artarmon station
- The men swarmed the train
- Passengers were sitting inside
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More than a dozen men wearing hoods and balaclavas, seen at a station waving Australian flags and singing, have been detained by police on a train in shocking scenes on Australia Day.
The group of men dressed all in black were detained on the train at North Sydney station on Friday afternoon after boarding the train at Artarmon station further along the northern line in Sydney.
Shortly after NSW Police confirmed a police operation had begun in North Sydney.
All passengers on board the train were evacuated.
The group of men are said to have walked through Artarmon station with their faces covered by dark sunglasses and black balaclavas.
More than a dozen men wearing balaclavas (pictured) were detained on a train in Sydney's north on Friday afternoon
The men (pictured) dressed all in black were seen holding an Australian flag while another man who was part of the group held a shield
They were heard singing while waving Australian flags, while a man who was part of the group also carried a shield.
Moments later they boarded the train before it was stopped by police at North Sydney station three stops later.
More than twenty officers boarded the train before the group of men were kept on board, while dozens of others stood on the platform.
Police removed the men from the station where they gathered on Blues Point Road, just meters away from the station, before being told to disperse.
Transport for NSW has issued an alert saying buses and trains have been diverted from North Sydney station.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted NSW Police for comment.
Police stopped the train at North Sydney station (pictured) and detained a group of about a dozen men dressed all in black.
Jase Kerr who was on the train
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