Man bailed over Qld bomb hoax siege
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A Queensland man arrested over a lengthy stand off with police that sent a town into lockdown has been granted bail.
Malcolm Ross William Jobson, 37, was charged with threatening violence, bomb hoax and going armed to cause fear following the 10-hour siege at Canungra in the Gold Coast hinterland on Thursday.
He allegedly barricaded himself inside his car claiming it was packed with explosives.
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Jobson was granted bail in the Beenleigh Magistrates Court on Friday.
His case is due to return to court on February 10.
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