CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — An Australian senator startled his colleagues by producing a fake pipe bomb during a committee hearing on Monday.

Sen. Bill Heffernan, who represents the ruling Liberal Party, was making a point about a relaxation of security at Parliament House.

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