A drunken man's threat to blow up half a city with his television remote control forced Australian police to declare a state of emergency at a luxury golf resort, a local court heard.

一名醉汉扬言用自己的电视遥控器炸掉半座城市，迫使澳洲警方宣布一间豪华高尔夫度假村进入紧急状态，当地法院在审理时得知。

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