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WORLDLOWJul 7 · Jul 7, 2026, 2:24 AM

Vandal demands peanut butter sandwich to end Australian bridge stand-off

South China Morning Post

A man ⁠scaled the 140-metre-high (460 ⁠foot) tower of ⁠a cantilever bridge in the Australian city of Melbourne on Tuesday and painted a giant cartoon bird on it, disrupting morning commuter traffic. The man demanded ‌a peanut butter sandwich be delivered by drone before he would come down, causing a stand-off with police and closing a lane on the Bolte Bridge. “A man has scaled the bridge and remains in a restricted area ⁠on the eastern tower. He is refusing to follow police direction ‌and come...

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