<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A </span><a href="http://9news.com.au/victoria" rel="" target="" title="Victorian"><span>Victorian</span></a><span> father accused of threatening to blow up </span><a href="http://9news.com.au/perth" rel="" target="" title="Perth"><span>Perth</span></a><span> </span><a href="http://9news.com.au/airport" rel="" target="" title="Airport"><span>Airport</span></a><span> could face 10 years behind bars if found guilty.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/perth-airport-flight-delays-possible-after-police-incident-sparked-exclusion-zone/41f2fc27-cd07-4b67-ba0c-c10ea71bae78" rel="" target="" title="international terminal was locked down for hours"><span>international terminal was locked down for hours</span></a><span> on Wednesday afternoon and Keiron Beau James Hedges was taken into custody in the city less than two hours later.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The 57-year-old faced court on Thursday, claiming his words were misrepresented.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/annalouise-spence-court-updates-former-private-secretary-of-billionaire-philanthropist-judith-neilson-charged-with-fraud/f901fd8a-be68-4ab7-922e-4e588d6f8c43"><strong><span>Woman arrested for allegedly swindling money from her billionaire boss</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He allegedly told a security guard to "F— off" after being challenged for walking through immigration without a passport yesterday afternoon.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He's then accused of saying: "I am going to blow this place up".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Back outside, he allegedly left a backpack on a bin, prompting the terminal to be evacuated and the bomb squad to be called in.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/perth-airport-victorian-father-accused-of-threatening-to-blow-up-terminal-shouts-in-court/85041619-4046-4615-b7b7-40cb89fc9e41" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It was the manner of the way the bag was left by itself on top of, allegedly on top of a bin," Australian Federal Police acting Superintendent Peter Brindal said on Thursday, in a press conference.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Just in a suspicious manner in our view."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It wasn't just people in departures who were affected, as 450 passengers had to remain onboard two planes for three hours while hundreds more had to wait in the arrivals hall.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/south-morang-tributes-flow-for-larger-than-life-teen-killed-in-tragic-e-bike-crash/2545bf32-48fc-4b6f-9b83-d46b5abf4a3c"><strong><span>Tributes flow for 'larger than life' teen killed in tragic crash</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We know we live in a world where these threats exist. The issue was taken very seriously," Police Minister Reece Whitby said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Victorian man became angry and yelled in court on Thursday as he tried to apply for bail.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A magistrate heard that during his police interview he told officers he'd been informed to inform the public that the airport and car park would be blown up.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But Hedges told the court he believed there "had been a misrepresentation of his actual words".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/richard-pusey-to-sue-victoria-police-over-eastern-freeway-crash-that-killed-four-police-officers/97c88d44-b7c3-44ad-ae77-c257512375e0"><strong><span>Richard Pusey to sue Victoria Police over deadly Eastern Freeway crash</span></strong></a><strong><span> </span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A prosecutor opposed his release saying more charges would be laid beyond the existing count of threatening to destroy, damage, or endanger the safety of a Commonwealth aerodrome.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He was remanded in custody for a mental health assessment to face court again next week.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><strong><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></strong></em><span> </span><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><em><strong><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" rel="" target="" title=""><em><strong><span>Apple</span></strong></em></a><span> </span><em><strong><span>and</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" rel="" target="" title=""><em><strong><span>Google Play</span></strong></em></a></li><li><em><strong><span>Make 9News your preferred source on Google by</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://9.nine.com.au/8x987w" rel="" target="" title=""><em><strong><span>ticking this box here</span></strong></em></a></li><li><em><strong><span>Sign up to</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://login.nine.com.au/edm?client_id=nineatnine" rel="" target="" title=""><em><strong><span>our breaking newsletter here</span></strong></em></a></li></ul></div></div>