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(AP) Australian police say a pickup truck that caught fire in the country’s second-largest city contained several barbeque gas cylinders and was part of an apparent terrorist attack.
Police said the driver got out of the vehicle, which then caught fire, and attacked three bystanders with a knife before being fatally shot by police.
The attack during the Friday afternoon rush hour brought central Melbourne to a standstill.
Victoria state police Commissioner Graham Ashton says the attacker was from Somalia and known to the authorities, mostly because of family members who were “persons of interest” to police.
Victoria state Premier Daniel Andrews says the attack was “an evil and terrifying thing that has happened in our city and state today.”
