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| Melbourne attack: Man arrested after fire and stabbings | Melbourne attack: Man arrested after fire and stabbings |
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| A man has been arrested after setting a car on fire and stabbing three people - one fatally - in central Melbourne, Australia. | A man has been arrested after setting a car on fire and stabbing three people - one fatally - in central Melbourne, Australia. |
| The attacker was shot by police after confronting officers on a busy city street, authorities said. He was taken into custody in a critical condition. | The attacker was shot by police after confronting officers on a busy city street, authorities said. He was taken into custody in a critical condition. |
| The two survivors were taken to hospital - one in a suspected critical condition. | The two survivors were taken to hospital - one in a suspected critical condition. |
| Police said they were "not looking for anyone further at this early stage". | Police said they were "not looking for anyone further at this early stage". |
| It was too early to say if the incident was terror-related, they said. | It was too early to say if the incident was terror-related, they said. |
| Officers were initially called to reports of a car fire near Bourke Street, a busy thoroughfare, at about 16:20 local time (05:20 GMT). | Officers were initially called to reports of a car fire near Bourke Street, a busy thoroughfare, at about 16:20 local time (05:20 GMT). |
| "As they got out of the car, they were confronted by a male brandishing a knife and threatening them," Supt David Clayton said in a news conference. | "As they got out of the car, they were confronted by a male brandishing a knife and threatening them," Supt David Clayton said in a news conference. |
| "At the same time, passers-by were calling out that members of the public had been stabbed." | "At the same time, passers-by were calling out that members of the public had been stabbed." |
| Police said the scene had been cordoned off, and it was being "made safe" by a bomb response unit. | Police said the scene had been cordoned off, and it was being "made safe" by a bomb response unit. |
| Footage circulating on social media shows a vehicle, which appears to have crashed into shop fronts, on fire. | Footage circulating on social media shows a vehicle, which appears to have crashed into shop fronts, on fire. |
| The police and State Premier Daniel Andrews asked people to avoid the area. | The police and State Premier Daniel Andrews asked people to avoid the area. |
| The incident comes as a man is on trial for a 2017 attack on the same street which left six people dead. | |
| James Gargasoulas is accused of deliberately driving his car into pedestrians on Bourke Street, hitting 33 people. | |
| His defence barrister has said he was in a drug-induced psychosis at the time. |