Man shot dead and 2 counterterrorism police officers stabbed in Australian city of Melbourne
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A forensic officer documents objects including a blanket at the scene of a fatal shooting at Endeavour Hills Police Station in Melbourne, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014. A suspected terrorist was shot dead and two counterterrorism police were stabbed Tuesday in a confrontation in Australia’s second largest city that some experts suspect is inspired by the Islamic State group’s call to supporters to wage terror in their home countries. (AP Photo/AAP Image, Julian Smith) AUSTRALIA OUT, NEW ZEALAND OUT, PAUPAU NEW GUINEA OUT, SOUTH PACIFIC OUT, NO SALES, NO ARCHIVING (The Associated Press)
Police say a man has been shot dead and two counterterrorism police have been stabbed in a confrontation in Australia's second largest city.
It was not immediately clear whether the violence was related to a recent call from the Islamic State group to supporters to kill people in their home countries.
The police statement said an Australian Federal Police officer and a Victoria state police officer, who were part of a Joint Counter Terrorism Team, met the 18-year-old man outside a police station in southeast Melbourne on Tuesday in relation to an ongoing investigation when the violence erupted.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The statement says the two police officers were stabled before one of the officers shot the man dead.
Both police officers are in stable condition at a hospital.