Police have arrested a man after he was found just metres from the Lindt Cafe in Sydney 's Martin place , reportedly with a replica gun . Officers were called to the CBD after a number of witnesses reported seeing a man wielding a firearm . The man 's backpack and pockets were searched , and witnesses said police were demanding to know where the gun was hidden ,9News reported . Scroll down for video . Police have arrested a man who allegedly had a replica firearm at Martin Place in Sydney on Sunday . Officers are said to have discovered the fake weapon in a plastic bag ( pictured ) A replica firearm was then apparently discovered inside a plastic bag , and the man was taken into custody . The man was found just a few hundred metres from the Lindt Cafe , where a crazed gunman held more than a dozen hostages over 16 hours last December . The Cafe reopened last week , fitted with two plaques commemorate the lives of Tori Johnson and Katrina Dawson who were tragically killed . The man was taken into custody after the discovery of the replica weapon . Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article .
A man was arrested on last December , allegedly with a replica gun . He was apprehended by officers in Martin Place , near the Lindt Cafe . The man has been taken into custody .