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Melbourne attack: Man shot dead after fire and fatal stabbing | Melbourne attack: Man shot dead after fire and fatal stabbing |
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A man who set a car on fire and stabbed three people - one fatally - in the Australian city of Melbourne has died in hospital after being shot by police. | A man who set a car on fire and stabbed three people - one fatally - in the Australian city of Melbourne has died in hospital after being shot by police. |
Authorities now say they are treating the attack as a terror-related. | Authorities now say they are treating the attack as a terror-related. |
The attacker was shot after confronting officers on a busy city street, authorities said. He was taken into custody in a critical condition. | |
The two survivors are in hospital, one reportedly in a critical condition. The suspect has not been named. | |
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". |
"We don't believe there is an ongoing threat at this stage, but certainly we are treating it as a terrorism incident," said Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Graham Ashton. | |
He said the suspect was "someone that is known to us". Police say the man was of Somali origin and had been travelling in a vehicle packed with gas cylinders which caught fire. | |
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. | 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. | 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. | His defence barrister has said he was in a drug-induced psychosis at the time. |