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Melbourne siege: Gunman shot dead, hostage set free

India Blooms News Service | | Jun 06, 2017, at 05:15 am

Melbourne, June 5 (IBNS): A suspected terror incident on Monday left two men dead and three police officers as well as a woman hostage injured in a Melbourne apartment building in Australia, media reports said.

According to reports, police shot the gunman dead.

The gunman reportedly held a woman in hostage.

Another body was reportedly recovered in the foyer in the serviced apartment in Melbourne’s central business district.

Australia's Victoria Police tweeted: "Police have resolved a hostage situation in Brighton shooting a man dead and rescuing a woman being held against her will."

#MelbourneSeige #Hostagefreed #GunmanShotDead

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