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Police report multiple stabbing ‘incident’ in Melbourne
MELBOURNE, Nov 9, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Australian police on Friday reported
multiple people were hurt in a rush hour stabbing incident in Melbourne’s
central business district, after they apprehended a suspect near a burning
vehicle.
Paramedics said they assessed three people at the scene, one with a neck
injury: “They are in a suspected critical condition. A second person has been
taken to hospital with a head injury. Condition not yet known. A third person
has also been taken to hospital.”
Local media showed footage of a large man slashing wildly at police
officers before being shot.
Police warned people to avoid the area, although the suspect is believed to
have been detained.
BSS/AFP/GMR/1242 hrs