A teenage boy is likely to face criminal charges after he allegedly tweeted he had a bomb at last night's packed Pink concert at Rod Laver Arena.
The boy's father told Fairfax Radio the tweet was intended as an innocent reference to the singer's hit, Timebomb.
"He was trying to relate to her song, Timebomb" he said. "When he wrote that he didn't have time to put Timebomb on the tweet."
Police see it differently and plan to charge him with uttering threats and causing a public nuisance.
More than 10,000 people packed Rod Laver Arena on Sunday night for the first of Pink's 18 Melbourne concerts on her current tour.
The 16-year-old boy reportedly tweeted, "@Pink I'm ready with my Bomb. Time to blowup #RodLaverArena Bitch", as she arrived on stage.
Rod Laver Arena spokeswoman says the venue takes any threat to safety and security very seriously.
"We took swift and appropriate action in conjunction with Victoria Police to ensure the venue was secure and free from risk," she said.
It's believed the Warrnambool boy was found in the crowd by looking at his Twitter profile picture.
He was arrested and released but is expected to be charged on summons, a police spokeswoman said.
The tweet has been deleted.
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