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But it’s not terrorism

22 December 2017

9:30 AM

22 December 2017

9:30 AM

From The Age this morning:

The horrific attack on pedestrians at a busy intersection in Melbourne’s CBD is not believed to be terror-related, Victoria Police have said.

But the man suspected of having carried it out has told investigating officers of voices and dreams and referred to a “perceived mistreatment of Muslims”…

On Thursday afternoon, the driver, a 32-year-old Australian citizen of Afghan descent, was arrested at the scene…

Police investigators were able to speak with the alleged driver from his hospital bed on Thursday night, Victoria Police Acting Chief Commissioner Shane Patton said, where he “made a number of utterances” about dreams, voices, and the “poor treatment of Muslims”…

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