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Melbourne car attack: Driver had mental health issues, no terror connection
Source: CNN
Melbourne car attack: Driver had mental health issues, no terror connection
By Ben Westcott and Lucie Morris-Marr, CNN
Updated 1143 GMT (1943 HKT) December 21, 2017
Melbourne, Australia (CNN) — The driver of a car which plowed into Christmas shoppers in Melbourne Thursday had a history of drug use and mental health issues, police said.
Acting chief commissioner of Victoria Police Shane Patton told reporters that while the crash was considered to be deliberate, there was no evidence of a link to terrorism.
Eighteen people were injured, including at least one young child, when the car hit pedestrians outside Melbourne's iconic Flinders Street station just after 4.40 p.m. local time.
Latest developments
• Police said the 32-year-old driver was the sole occupant of the white Suzuki 4WD at the time of the crash.
• He's an Australian citizen of Afghan descent who was known to police but only for minor offenses.
• A second man arrested at the scene is not believed to be connected to the incident, police said.
• There's been no change in the state's threat levels.
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By Ben Westcott and Lucie Morris-Marr, CNN
Updated 1143 GMT (1943 HKT) December 21, 2017
Melbourne, Australia (CNN) — The driver of a car which plowed into Christmas shoppers in Melbourne Thursday had a history of drug use and mental health issues, police said.
Acting chief commissioner of Victoria Police Shane Patton told reporters that while the crash was considered to be deliberate, there was no evidence of a link to terrorism.
Eighteen people were injured, including at least one young child, when the car hit pedestrians outside Melbourne's iconic Flinders Street station just after 4.40 p.m. local time.
Latest developments
• Police said the 32-year-old driver was the sole occupant of the white Suzuki 4WD at the time of the crash.
• He's an Australian citizen of Afghan descent who was known to police but only for minor offenses.
• A second man arrested at the scene is not believed to be connected to the incident, police said.
• There's been no change in the state's threat levels.
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Read more: http://edition.cnn.com/2017/12/21/asia/melbourne-car-pedestrians-crash/index.html