Photo: ODT FilesA man was seen with a gun near the Palestine peace rally in the Octagon but organisers don't believe the event was targeted. Rally for Palestine organiser Rinad Tamimi said two men walked through the rally in the upper Octagon on Saturday and one of them was seen with a gun at about 2pm. ‘‘It was just like a random person that happened to walk past, possibly a gang member or something that had a gun. She thought it was a random incident and the rally was not targeted. A witness who was eating her lunch near the Robbie Burns statue saw a man shoving what looked like a gun into his bag.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 22, 2024 05:19 UTC