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Melbourne crash: Driver arrested after hitting pedestrians
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-42437315
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Australian police have arrested two people after a car drove into a crowd in Melbourne.
The car "collided with a number of pedestrians" on Flinders Street, a busy junction in the centre of the city, said Victoria Police.
Fourteen people have been injured, with several in a critical condition.
Police have said it was a deliberate act but said it was too early to say whether it was terrorist-related.
The driver and another man have been detained.
"The motivations are unknown," police commander Russell Barrett said.
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My lad, who is in Melbourne, rang us at 7am this morning to let us he was safe, as he knew we would be concerned.
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Update
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-42437315
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Australian police say the man who deliberately drove a car into a crowd in Melbourne is an Australian citizen of Afghan descent.
They say he is known to police but there is no evidence of terrorism links.
The car "collided with a number of pedestrians" on Flinders Street, a busy junction in the centre of the city, said Victoria Police.
Fourteen people have been injured, with several in a critical condition.
Police said the driver, 32, has a history of drug abuse and mental health problems.
The second man, 24, was arrested after being seen filming the incident. He had a bag of knives on him, they added.
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