Islamic terrorist
ISIS says attacker in Melbourne, Australia, was one of its soldiers.
By Elad Benari -Arutz Sheva
The Islamic State (ISIS) jihadist group on Monday evening claimed an attack in Melbourne, Australia.
According to the SITE intelligence group, the ISIS claim came through its Amaq News Agency. The group claimed that the attacker was one of its “soldiers”.
The incident occurred earlier on Monday, when Australian police responded to reports of an explosion in an apartment block in the suburb of Brighton. They shot dead a man who had taken a woman hostage in one of the apartments.
Police had earlier found the body of another man in the foyer.
The siege ended when the suspect exited the apartment complex and opened fire. The woman escaped safely but three officers were injured by gunshots. Police returned fire and killed the man.