MELBOURNE: A car plowed into a crowd in Australia’s second-largest city on Thursday injuring 19 people in what police said was a “deliberate act” but one they did not believe was terror related. The car was driven “intentionally” through the intersection and collided with a “large number” of pedestrians, Acting Chief Commissioner Shane Patton told reporters in Melbourne. Victoria state Premier Daniel Andrews, called the incident an “evil, deliberate, cowardly act” that left 19 people hurt—four of them critically. Vehicle attacksThe incident came after a car mowed down pedestrians in Melbourne’s busiest mall in January, killing six people. Melbourne has also been installing a public siren system and more security cameras to warn people of a possible terrorist attack or other serious threats.

Source: Manila Times December 21, 2017 12:45 UTC