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Melbourne police shoot man dead after two officers stabbed Melbourne police shoot man dead after two officers stabbed
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Police in Melbourne have shot dead a man after he stabbed two officers and made threats against the Australian prime minister, Tony Abbott, according to reports. Police in Melbourne have shot dead an 18-year-old man after he stabbed two officers, including a counter-terrorism officer.
The incident took place outside the Endeavour Hills police station in the city’s south-east at 7.40pm local time. The officers approached the man outside the Endeavour Hills police station in connection with an ongoing investigation and an altercation took place at 7.45pm on Tuesday resulting in them both being stabbed, police said.
Reports said the man stabbed the officers after they pulled over his car and was fatally shot by one of the two. “One of the officers has then discharged his firearm, fatally shooting the 18-year-old man,” a Victoria police spokesman said.
One of the officers was taken to Dandenong hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, and the other, whose condition is not known, was taken to The Alfred hospital. One officer was taken to Dandenong hospital and the other was taken to the Alfred hospital. Police said they are both in a stable condition. Media reports suggested that the teenager made threats against the Australian prime minister Tony Abbott.
Police are due to make a statement soon. Australia raised its terrorism alert level from medium to high – the first such change in 11 years – earlier this month and last week more than 800 police officers carried out the largest counter-terrorism raids in the country’s history, detaining 15 people.
More details to follow Abbott said that a senior member of Islamic State (Isis) was urging a network in Australia to carry out public beheadings. Australia has committed a 600-strong military force to the US-led coalition of more than 40 countries and air strike campaign against Isis.