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Warpy

(110,913 posts)
Fri Jan 20, 2017, 01:37 AM Jan 2017

Car ploughs into pedestrians in Melbourne, police say

Source: BBC

Three people have died and up to 20 are injured after a car deliberately struck pedestrians in central Melbourne, police say.

A man was arrested and "the situation is now contained", police said.

The incident happened at the Bourke St Mall, a busy shopping area, just before 14:00 (03:00 GMT).

Mr Bateson told reporters that police believe the driver "deliberately drove into the crowd".



Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-38685972



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Car ploughs into pedestrians in Melbourne, police say (Original Post) Warpy Jan 2017 OP
Not much more info at link LittleGirl Jan 2017 #1
There's updates at this link Violet_Crumble Jan 2017 #2
just awful. eom LittleGirl Jan 2017 #5
Sounds about right VC canetoad Jan 2017 #3
****! applegrove Jan 2017 #4
Prayers for the dead and injured Abouttime Jan 2017 #6
That's a relief, especially to Muslims around the world Warpy Jan 2017 #7

LittleGirl

(8,261 posts)
1. Not much more info at link
Fri Jan 20, 2017, 01:58 AM
Jan 2017

l guess this is what the new terrorism method is, running people down with vehicles?

canetoad

(17,090 posts)
3. Sounds about right VC
Fri Jan 20, 2017, 02:27 AM
Jan 2017

Police Statement issued:

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding an incident that took place in the Melbourne CBD this afternoon.

It is believed police were in pursuit of a vehicle in the CBD when the vehicle deliberately struck a number of pedestrians in the vicinity of Bourke and Queens Streets at approximately 1.30pm.

Police shot the man who was the sole occupant of the vehicle and he received bullet wounds.
He was taken into custody where he is being treated for non-life threatening injuries.

The incident is not terrorism related.


Police understand the incident is linked to a stabbing that took place in Windsor early this morning (20 January) involving parties known to one another. Following this incident, it is alleged the same man took a woman, who is known to him, hostage in his car. She managed to escape from the car on the Bolte Bridge earlier today.

Three people have been confirmed deceased with more than 20 people injured. The deceased are yet to be formally identified however police can confirm one of the deceased is a young child.

 

Abouttime

(675 posts)
6. Prayers for the dead and injured
Fri Jan 20, 2017, 10:34 AM
Jan 2017

At least this tragedy cannot be blamed on so called Islamic terrorism.

Warpy

(110,913 posts)
7. That's a relief, especially to Muslims around the world
Fri Jan 20, 2017, 04:42 PM
Jan 2017

This guy was just wigged out on gawd knows what drug and angry at the whole world.

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