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Queensland shooters posted disturbing video hours after ambush

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Warning: This story contains details which some readers may find upsetting.

The video, titled “Don’t be afraid”, was uploaded to a now-deleted YouTube account but has since been reposted on an alternative sharing platform.

Stacey and Gareth Train post video after Wieambilla police siege.
The video appears to show Stacey and Gareth Train. (Supplied)

The footage appears to show Gareth and Stacey Train shrouded in darkness on the night of Monday’s shooting.

In the video the extent of their extremist views are exposed.

The video was published at 7.39pm on Monday, several hours after the four officers were attacked at the Wieambilla property, according to Crikey.

Queensland Police Union president Ian Leavers condemned the disturbing video and its publication online, saying the shooters wanted their “evil amplified”.

”This vile murder confession from deranged anti-vaxxer, pro-gun, sovereign citizen conspiracy theorists should be instantly removed from media sites because that is exactly what these cold-blooded executioners wanted,” he said.

“They wanted notoriety, publicity and fame for their evil, deranged and insane views and they should be de-platformed immediately and not have their evil amplified.”

Stacey and Gareth Train appear in video posted after shooting at Wieambilla.
An image, with the contrast adjusted, as Stacey and Gareth Train appear to speak at 7.39pm, hours after the Wieambilla shooting. (Supplied)
Nathaniel Train (left), Gareth Train (centre) and Gareth’s partner Stacey Train were killed in a shootout with police. (A Current Affair)

Constable Matthew Arnold, 26, Constable Rachel McCrow, 29, and neighbour Alan Dare were shot dead by Gareth, Stacey and Nathaniel Train during the attack at Wieambilla.

Nathaniel Train does not appear in the video posted online.

Constable Randall Kirk and Constable Keely Brough, both 28, managed to escape with their lives in what Commissioner Katarina Carroll later called a “miracle”.

It’s understood the Trains were already wearing camouflage gear when the shooting began.

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