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QLD:'Off my meds': man avoids jail over mosque AK-47 threat

A man who stormed a mosque claiming he had an AK-47 assault rifle has avoided jail after telling a court: "I'm not a racist, I was off my meds".

Louis Francesco Rapisarda, 33, on Friday pleaded guilty in Brisbane Magistrates Court to disturbing the peace at a place of worship and creating a public nuisance over the incident on May 10.

The court was told Rapisarda first drove past the Mitchelton Presbyterian Church and shouted "Allahu Akbar" at people gathered outside.

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