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Thursday, December 21, 2017
Police say Melbourne ramming suspect is Australian citizen
Australian police say the driver of a vehicle that rammed into pedestrians in Melbourne is an Australian citizen of Afghan decent who has a known history of drug use and mental health issues.
Police said in news conference that there was no evidence or intelligence to indicate that the incident was connected to terrorism, but they believe the act was deliberate. They said counter-terror officials would remain involved in the investigation to be sure there was no connection.

Scene of downtown Melbourne where a car ran into a crowd on December 21, 2017. (Screen capture: Twitter video)
Police said the 32-year-old driver was known to state police on “historical assault matters.”
Thursday’s incident on a busy city street left 19 people injured.
— AP