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Melbourne attack: Man shot dead after fire and fatal stabbing

A man who set a car on fire and stabbed three people - one fatally - in the Australian city of Melbourne has died in hospital after being shot by police.

Authorities now say they are treating the attack as a terror-related.

The attacker was shot after confronting officers on a busy city street, authorities said. He was taken into custody in a critical condition.

Read more at: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-46147581

Reuters - Car set on fire filled with gas cylinders.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-australia-security/truck-full-of-gas-cylinders-set-on-fire-three-stabbed-in-australia-terror-attack-idUSKCN1NE0JS
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They are all very,very lucky those compressed gas cylinders didn't explode/
Anyone who isn't paranoid in 2021 just isn't thinking clearly!