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Brighton hostage drama: police investigate terror link to deadly siege (Australia)
news.com.au ^ | 5th June 2017

Posted on 06/05/2017 4:34:05 AM PDT by naturalman1975

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 cops were injured in the bloody hostage drama.

A male caller to the Channel 7 newsroom in Melbourne said: “This is for IS.”

A Victoria Police statement read: “Police are investigating whether the incident is terrorism related.”

The reason behind the incident remains unclear.

The hostage-taker, who held a woman for hours in Brighton, was shot dead by police at 6pm.

The siege has now ended but a major police presence, including specialist tactical officers, remains at the scene on Bay Rd, Brighton.

The reason behind the incident remains unclear.

A Victoria Police statement said: “Police are investigating whether the incident is terrorism related.”

There were reports of more than 20 gunshots in the area and police ordered everyone in the area to head to Coles supermarket.

The first police on the scene arrived to find a body in the foyer of the Bay St apartment block.

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1 posted on 06/05/2017 4:34:05 AM PDT by naturalman1975
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To: naturalman1975
Lemme bold this:

"...The reason behind the incident remains unclear. ..."

Not to me it isn't.

The Elites think we're stupid. At this point it's us or them.

2 posted on 06/05/2017 5:20:36 AM PDT by T-Bone Texan
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To: T-Bone Texan

Amazing. Australia never should have darkened its immigration policy by accepting non-europeans. Asians maybe.


3 posted on 06/05/2017 5:38:49 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET (urope. Why do they put up with this.)
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To: naturalman1975

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/law-order/emergency-crews-responding-to-explosion-in-brighton/news-story/432d22f46235bc4f810581d6cd5965d7

Per above link, gunman known to counter-terrorism officials.

IOW: known wolf.


4 posted on 06/05/2017 5:47:03 AM PDT by mewzilla (Was Obama surveilling John Roberts? Might explain a lot.)
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To: naturalman1975
Britain...France...Australia....United States....Canada...but somehow,not Japan.

I wonder what the first five countries have in common with each other that none have in common with the last.

5 posted on 06/05/2017 5:57:25 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Deplorables' Lives Matter)
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To: naturalman1975

During ramadamashitadan. That should be a clue. Moronic reptile + “holy” month = murder.


6 posted on 06/05/2017 5:57:54 AM PDT by I want the USA back (Le Pen: "Islamism is a totalitarian ideology that has declared war on our nation, on civilization.")
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To: mewzilla

Thanks for the link. Post/thread BUMP!


7 posted on 06/05/2017 6:00:32 AM PDT by PGalt
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To: DIRTYSECRET
Amazing. Australia never should have darkened its immigration policy by accepting non-europeans. Asians maybe.

I made an admittedly half hearted effort to gain admission a few years back (I fell in love with the country on my first visit in '79).Under their current points system I didn't even come close to qualifying.Too old (yes,I'm not a kid anymore) and I lacked a skill that was in short supply (even though I could have lived comfortably on my pensions).

Of course Australia is a sovereign nation that's entitled to make her own laws and policies.

But unless I'm mistaken there at least a hint of "affirmative action" in Australia's immigration policy as clearly is the case in other Western countries.

8 posted on 06/05/2017 6:04:27 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Deplorables' Lives Matter)
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To: PGalt

We need to expand the travel ban.


9 posted on 06/05/2017 6:10:57 AM PDT by mewzilla (Was Obama surveilling John Roberts? Might explain a lot.)
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To: DIRTYSECRET

They used to have a Whites only immigration policy.

These days those, whites are as crazy and insane with liberalism as muslims are with islam.


10 posted on 06/05/2017 2:51:55 PM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal (Americans are modern day Amorites ripe for destruction)
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