Terror comes to Melbourne
POLICE are investigating possible terror links to a siege in which police gunned down one man and another found dead in Melbourne’s southeast.
Police shot dead a gunman, a second man was found dead in the foyer of an apartment building in Brighton and three police officers were injured in the bloody hostage drama.
The Bulletin can confirm the gunman is known to counterterrorism police. A male caller to the Channel 7 newsroom in Melbourne said: “This is for IS, this is for Al-Qaeda.”
The station said a woman could be heard screaming in the background.
Victoria Police Deputy Commissioner Andrew Crisp last night confirmed terror links were being investigated.
The hostage-taker, who held a woman for hours in Brighton, was shot dead by police at 6pm.
The police presence, including specialist tactical officers, remained at the scene on Bay Rd, Brighton last night. There were reports of more than 20 gunshots in the area and police ordered everyone to head to a nearby Coles.
The first police on the scene arrived to find a body in the foyer of the Bay St apartment block.