A teenager shot dead after he stabbed two police officers was a “known terror suspect” whose passport had been cancelled on security grounds, Australian officials say.
The incident happened at a Melbourne police station late on Tuesday.
The 18-year-old, who had been asked to attend an interview, stabbed two counter-terrorism officers several times. One of them then shot him.
Police would not confirm reports he made threats against PM Tony Abbott.
Media reports also said he had been seen with a flag of Islamic State (IS, also known as Isil), the radical Islamist group that controls areas of Iraq and Syria.
“It is true to say there was a flag involved, whether it was Isil or not is not absolutely clear to me but there are some concerns about that issue,” Commissioner Ken Lay of Victoria Police said…
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