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Oz teen arrested for 'bomb' tweet at Pink's concert

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ANI Melbourne
Last Updated : Jul 08 2013 | 4:15 PM IST

A teenager has been arrested for tweeting a bomb threat at Pink's concert at Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne

During the concert on Sunday, the 16-year-old tweeted that he is ready with his bomb to blow up the concert, News.com.au reported.

The security tracked him down in a crowd of 12,000 after he sent the tweet with his profile picture using the official Rod Laver Arena hashtag.

The father of the culprit however told 3AW radio that his son referred to Pink's song Timebomb and wasn't threatening.

He complained that they then they dragged him to security and called the police that frightened the sixteen-year-old.

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First Published: Jul 08 2013 | 4:04 PM IST

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