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Two men shot by police in Victoria were 'of interest to counter-terror unit' Two men shot by police in Victoria were of interest to counter-terror unit
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Two men of interest to counter-terrorism police have been shot and seriously wounded by officers near the Victoria-New South Wales border. Two brothers of interest to counter-terrorism police have been shot and seriously wounded by officers near the Victoria-New South Wales border.
Counter-terrorism officers were in north-eastern Victoria on Wednesday gathering intelligence when they sought assistance from local police to locate two people. Counter-terrorism officers were in north-eastern Victoria on Wednesday gathering intelligence when they sought assistance from local police to locate the two men.
Local officers attempted to intercept a vehicle containing two men on Old Barnawartha Road, near Richardsons Bend campground near Albury-Wodonga at around 3pm. Officers tried to pull over the brothers, aged 19 and 30, near a camping ground at Barnawartha North about 3pm on Wednesday. The pair allegedly rammed the police car then lunged at the officers with a knife and a tomahawk.
Victoria police said the vehicle rammed the police car and both men got out of the car armed with weapons, believed to be an axe and a knife. Both men were shot by police and taken to Albury hospital with serious injuries. The 30-year-old was later flown to Melbourne.
One of the men moved towards the officers and he was shot. Police said the encounter was not being treated as a terrorism-related attack and there was no ongoing threat to the community.
Police then tried to negotiate with the second man but he refused to put down his weapon. He was sprayed with capsicum spray and tasered but when neither had any effect he was also shot. A Victoria police acting assistant commissioner, Clive Rust, said officers had begun pursuing the brothers at the request of counter-terrorism detectives in the area. Police said the pair had recently relocated to Victoria from NSW, and the counter-terrorism detectives wanted to speak with them as part of “standard procedure”.
Both men, aged 19 and 30, have been taken to hospital with serious injuries. “They were attempting to speak to them to assess whether or not they are any risk to community safety,” Rust said. “This is just a standard procedure for CT [counter-terrorism] investigators.
Police said the incident was not being treated as a terrorism-related attack and there was no ongoing threat to the community. “There was no ongoing CT investigation and there is no threat to the community.”
Victorian premier Daniel Andrews thanked police for “their bravery” in a tweet on Wednesday night and added that there was “no ongoing threat to the community”. Victoria’s premier, Daniel Andrews, thanked police for “their bravery” in a tweet on Wednesday night.
Following the incident in Barnawartha, I want to thank the brave @VictoriaPolice officers who put themselves in harm’s way every single day to keep Victorians safe. Police have advised there is no ongoing threat to the community.Following the incident in Barnawartha, I want to thank the brave @VictoriaPolice officers who put themselves in harm’s way every single day to keep Victorians safe. Police have advised there is no ongoing threat to the community.
Homicide detectives will investigate the shooting, with oversight from professional standards command, as per standard protocol in a police shooting. Homicide detectives will investigate the shooting, with oversight from professional standards command, as is standard protocol in police shootings.
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