Video footage shows police – armed with long-arm guns, and wearing camouflage fatigues, body armour and helmets – arresting, searching and handcuffing the men.
It appears the men’s car had been intercepted and rammed to a stop.
At least five people have been arrested by heavily armed officers in a dramatic police operation. (Nine)
One of the arrested men was seen on a stretcher, with a bloodied face and bandages around his head.
The dramatic scene unfolded on the corner of George and Campbell streets in Liverpool, just across the road from a busy Westfield shopping centre.
Police have not said what the operation relates to – including whether it is linked to an ongoing investigation into the Bondi Beach massacre – but say there is no threat to the public.
“A police operation is under way on George Street, Liverpool,” a police spokesperson said.
“There is no ongoing risk to the community.
“Further information will be available later today.”
