Australian Police Shoot Dead ‘Radicalised’ Teenager After Knife Attack

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Western Australian police on Saturday shot dead a &ldquo;radicalised&rdquo; 16-year-old knife-wielding youth who injured a member of the public in Perth, news agency AFP reported citing statements from police officials and the state premier. The teenager allegedly &ldquo;rushed&rdquo; towards police officers after attacking the aforementioned individual and was subsequently shot dead by an officer, Premier Roger Cook said.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&ldquo;There are indicators he had been radicalised online. But I want to reassure the community at this stage it appears he acted solely and alone,&rdquo; Cook said, as reported by AFP.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Police were alerted late on Saturday by a caller who issued a warning regarding his intention to commit &ldquo;acts of violence", but refrained from disclosing his identity and whereabouts, the AFP report said, citing the state police commissioner's statements to reporters.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Within moments of the initial call, another emergency call notified authorities of a &ldquo;male with a knife running around the car park&rdquo; in Willetton, a southern suburb of Perth, the commissioner said.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Body camera footage from police officers depicted the teenager refusing commands to disarm. Despite officers deploying two tasers, both attempts failed to fully subdue the teenager.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&ldquo;The male continued to advance on the third officer with a firearm who fired a single shot and wounded the male,&rdquo; the commissioner was quoted as saying by AFP.</span></p> <p><strong>READ | <a title="Australia: Multiple People Injured In Church Stabbing Incident Near Sydney, Second Attack In 3 Days" href="https://ift.tt/yPDQRVd" target="_self">Australia: Multiple People Injured In Church Stabbing Incident Near Sydney, Second Attack In 3 Days</a></strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In a separate incident last week, at Christ The Good Shepherd Church, Sydney, a 16-year-old boy allegedly attacked Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel and Father Issac Royal during a church service. The assault occurred just after 7 pm. The victims suffered non-life-threatening injuries.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Several videos capturing the stabbing surfaced on social media. In a live-streamed video, a person can be seen approaching the bishop and initiating an attack with a weapon. Onlookers intervened before police swiftly apprehended the teenager at the scene. Click <a title="here " href="https://ift.tt/IXu7a4s" target="_self">here </a>to read the full report.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Follow this <a title="live blog" href="https://ift.tt/al1NYTn" target="_self">live blog</a> for all the updates from all across India and the world.&nbsp;</span></p>

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