Four teenagers in custody after shots fired in southern Queensland town of Tara

Police had declared an exclusion zone in the centre of Tara, 40km south of Wieambilla which saw a deadly ambush of police in December

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Four teenagers have been taken into custody in a small town in south-east Queensland after reports of shots being fired in the area.

Police were called to reports of a shooting in Tara about 3.30pm on Wednesday and declared an exclusion zone covering several blocks in the centre of town at 5.30pm.

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