Witnesses described “bodies flying through the air” and people running out of the path of the speeding vehicle in the central mall area of Melbourne. Police shot the 26-year-old male driver -- who has a history of family violence, mental health and drug issues -- in the arm and arrested him. ”This individual is not related to any counter-terrorism or any terrorism-related activities,” said Graham Ashton, chief commissioner for the state of Victoria. ”He is not on our books as having any connection with terrorism and we’re not regarding this as a terrorism-related incident. YouTube footage showed the driver wearing a light-coloured top half-hanging out of the vehicle and gesturing to pedestrians.

Source: The Star January 20, 2017 08:15 UTC