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| Two men shot by police in Victoria 'were of interest to counter-terror unit' | |
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| Two brothers 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 the two men. | Counter-terrorism officers were in north-eastern Victoria on Wednesday gathering intelligence when they sought assistance from local police to locate the two men. |
| 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. | 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. |
| Both men were shot by police and taken to Albury hospital with serious injuries. The 30-year-old was later flown to Melbourne. | Both men were shot by police and taken to Albury hospital with serious injuries. The 30-year-old was later flown to Melbourne. |
| Police said the encounter was not being treated as a terrorism-related attack and there was no ongoing threat to the community. | Police said the encounter was not being treated as a terrorism-related attack and there was no ongoing threat to the community. |
| 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”. | 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”. |
| “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. | “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. |
| “There was no ongoing CT investigation and there is no threat to the community.” | “There was no ongoing CT investigation and there is no threat to the community.” |
| Victoria’s premier, Daniel Andrews, thanked police for “their bravery” in a tweet on Wednesday night. | 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 is standard protocol in police shootings. | Homicide detectives will investigate the shooting, with oversight from professional standards command, as is standard protocol in police shootings. |
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