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Australian 'terror suspect' killed in Melbourne | |
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A man who had made threats against Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has been shot dead in Melbourne, reports say. | |
The man had been under surveillance as a "person of interest", and was being investigated over claims of terrorism, the ABC broadcaster said. | |
Two police officers were reportedly stabbed by the man before he was shot. | |
They have both been taken to hospital and one is reported to be in a critical but stable condition. | |
The incident happened when the man arrived at a police station in the Endeavour Hills suburb of Melbourne on Tuesday evening. | |
He had been asked to attend an interview there, ABC reports. | |
According to Sky News Australia, the man was brandishing a flag of the Islamic State (IS) militant group. | |
The incident has occurred amid heightened tensions due to major counter-terrorism raids last week in Sydney and Brisbane. | |
The raids were aimed at disrupting alleged IS-linked plans to publicly behead a randomly-selected Australian. | |
On Monday, Mr Abbott warned that certain freedoms might have to be forfeited in the name of security. | |
Australian authorities believe at least 60 Australians are in the Middle East fighting with IS (also known as Isis or Isil) and other militant groups. |