AAP General News (Australia)
08-14-2000
Qld: Man arrested after hostel fire to appear in court
A man captured by police following the Childers backpacker fire will appear in a Queensland
court on Friday.
ROBERT PAUL LONG, 37, was arrested by police investigating the June 23 hostel fire
which killed 15 people - mostly overseas backpackers.
LONG, detained five days after the blaze, was shot in the arm after allegedly stabbing
a police officer in the face when he was tracked down in bushland.
LONG underwent surgery after the incident and was later charged with the attempted
murder of the officer.
He's been kept in custody pending Friday's court appearance in Bundaberg Magistrates Court.
LONG has not been charged over the fire in the Palace Backpackers Hostel.
Queensland police spokesman BRIAN SWIFT has refused to comment on whether LONG will
face further charges.
AAP RTV dn/sc/smf/jn
KEYWORD: HOSTEL LONG (BRISBANE)
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