By: Steve Dellar | 12-21-2017 | News
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Breaking Video - Possible Terrorist Attack In Melbourne, Australia As SUV Drives Into Crowd

Reports are coming in from Australia where a possible terror attack took place in the center of Melbourne. A white SUV drove into a crowd of pedestrians just outside Melbourne’s Finder's street station and then crashed into a tram.

So far 19 people have been wounded.

<blockquote class="twitter-video" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Melbourne: At least 12 people injured by out-of-control car on Flinders Street. <a href="https://t.co/o7eY5xjsZJ">https://t.co/o7eY5xjsZJ</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Melbourne?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Melbourne</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/7News?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#7News</a> <a href="https://t.co/axZ5joN7T9">pic.twitter.com/axZ5joN7T9</a></p>&mdash; 7 News Sydney (@7NewsSydney) <a href="https://twitter.com/7NewsSydney/status/943735409598611456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 21, 2017</a></blockquote>

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Paramedics have released a first statement: “Three people have been taken to the Alfred. Three people have been taken to the Royal Melbourne Hospital. A preschool-aged child with a head injury has been taken to Royal Children’s Hospital in a serious condition. There are no further details on injuries or conditions at this time.”

Witnesses described horrific scenes of “people are flying everywhere” and multiple people have confirmed that the car did not stop or brake.

<blockquote class="twitter-video" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/AhronYoung?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AhronYoung</a>: &#39;Between 12 and 19 people continue to be assessed by paramedics with a number of people carried to the steps of Flinders St Station and being treated there&#39; MORE: <a href="https://t.co/0pY5byFdlq">https://t.co/0pY5byFdlq</a> <a href="https://t.co/MrcrsDzZje">pic.twitter.com/MrcrsDzZje</a></p>&mdash; Sky News Australia (@SkyNewsAust) <a href="https://twitter.com/SkyNewsAust/status/943738939063406592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 21, 2017</a></blockquote>

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An employee at Walker’s Doughnuts saw the event and stated: “We could hear this noise, as we looked left, we saw this white car, it just mauled everybody down. People are flying everywhere. We heard thump, thump. People are running everywhere.”

Another eyewitness, Miss Lauren Lopatko tweeted: “Something just happened outside Elizabeth st tram stop outside Flinders St station. Avoid area if you can. I saw ppl screaming & smoke.”

<blockquote class="twitter-video" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Sad day in my beauty <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Melbourne?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Melbourne</a>. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Australia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Australia</a>. Crazy driver crashed his car against several people. We were so close, horrible scare! <a href="https://t.co/IZfStAOETd">pic.twitter.com/IZfStAOETd</a></p>&mdash; ViviCP (@ViviKstiblanco) <a href="https://twitter.com/ViviKstiblanco/status/943729944005189634?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 21, 2017</a></blockquote>

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“I‘ve counted 5 cop cars and an ambo coming up the tram tracks towards Flinders along Elizabeth Street … Make that two ambos. Beat coppers were running down on foot too. Something big defs going on but not sure what.”

Source:

http://www.news.com.au/national/victoria/car-mows-down-pedestrians-report/news-story/89f4b0171c6cca674b2a5e1117a6c612

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Anonymous No. 14417 2017-12-21 : 07:46

When we banning assault SUV's?

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