Jun 5, 2017

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One man has been killed and a woman is apparently being held hostage at an apartment building in the bayside suburb of Brighton.

About 6pm gunfire rang out in Bay Street and people ran towards a Coles supermarket for safety.

Police confirmed at 6pm they were at the scene of a shooting and hostage situation in Bay Street, Brighton.

Police were called to the apartment building at 4pm after reports of an explosion. It is believed to be a block of serviced apartments.

On arrival, police found the body of a man who appears to have been shot in the foyer of the building, a police spokeswoman said.


"Police are attempting to negotiate with a man in one of the apartments," the spokeswoman said.

"It's believed he has a woman inside with him who he won't allow to leave."

Crowds of people are have taken cover in the Coles supermarket as the situation unfolds.

Victoria Police specialist units are currently at the scene. The Nepean Highway and Hampton Street remain closed.

Antonia Waite, who lives off Bay Street, says her daughter was in the front yard when police, armed with "big guns", drove past about 4.30pm and told her to "go inside and lock the doors".

Callers to radio station 3AW said they heard the sound of an explosion or loud b--- like a gun shot.

A number of callers said they saw undercover armed police with bulletproof vests running up the street.

One person said police had arrested a person and who was handcuffed at a bus stop in Bay Street.

more: http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/r...ghton-20170605-gwkw32.html?platform=hootsuite

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I'm on that street every weekend, walk past that building a million times. Was literally there on Friday. Still yet to find out what is going on and if it's terrorist related - probably not. My friend filmed the SWAT cops firing a fuckload in there just then. I've seen it.

 

Jun 6, 2017

Have you ever read up on the subject outside of /pol/ or stormfront or whatever hivemind you inhabit? You realize ISIS mostly kills other Muslims, right? Ever read about the Sunni-Shia divide? Stop posting cartoons your grandma put on her Facebook wall and challenge some of your ignorant beliefs.

 

Jun 6, 2017

It's their eyes and head