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Police have ruled out any terror links after a car rammed into pedestrians and other vehicles on Melbourne’s Bourke Street, killing one person and injuring five others.
It is the fourth deadly incident in the heart of the CBD in less than six years.
* BOURKE STREET JANUARY 20, 2017
A car is driven down the Bourke Street Mall, killing six people and injuring 27. James Gargasoulas, 28, was sentenced to 46 years jail after pleading not guilty to murder and reckless conduct.
* FLINDERS STREET DECEMBER 21, 2017
A car mows down pedestrians outside Flinders Street Station, knocking over 16 pedestrians including an elderly man who later died. Saeed Noori, 33, was sentenced to life imprisonment for murder and attempted murder.
* BOURKE STREET 2018
A ute bursts into flames on Bourke Street. One man nearby is stabbed to death. A knife-wielding man is fatally shot by police, with two other people suffering injuries.
BOURKE STREET SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
A car is driven down Bourke Street, ploughing through pedestrians and crashing into two cars. One man is killed and six others injured. A man is arrested at the scene and is in hospital under police guard. Police have ruled out any terror links and there is nothing to indicate it is connected to previous Bourke Street incidents.
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