Australian Police Treating Melbourne Stabbing As Terror Attack

Australian Police Treating Melbourne Stabbing As Terror Attack

A police officer inspects a body at the crime scene following a stabbing incident in Melbourne on November 9, 2018.  WILLIAM WEST / AFP

Australian police on Friday said they are now treating a deadly knife attack in Melbourne as an act of terror, adding that the suspect was originally from Somalia and was known to intelligence authorities.

“We are now treating this as a terrorist event,” said Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Graham Ashton, adding that the suspect is “someone that is known to us” and had been travelling in a 4×4 packed with gas bottles.