Islamic State Claimed Responsibility For Attack In Melbourne

• 11.09.2018, 21:05
•  World

AP

So-called Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack in Melbourne. The incident, which brought central Melbourne to a standstill in the late afternoon rush, came after police responded to reports of a burning vehicle, Euronews reports.

Officers were confronted near the burning car by a man "brandishing a knife and threatening them" while passers-by called out that people had been stabbed, Victoria state police Superintendent David Clayton said.

One of the stabbed people was dead at the scene and two others were taken to a hospital.

Police said they were "not looking for anyone further at this early stage".

The suspect, who is of Somali origin, was "someone that is known" to both local police and federal intelligence, "mainly in respect to relatives" who are "certain persons of interest to us".

The man, who was shot in the chest by police has died in hospital, police have said.