NT Police Commissioner has praised the efforts of two off-duty police officers who intervene during an incident involving a young man allegedly armed with a machete inside an Alice Springs shopping centre.

Martin Dole has labelled the alleged actions of the young man as unacceptable.

Two men have been arrested over the incident with police accusing a 14 year old of being the one armed with the machete.

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