| 2018 Melbourne stabbing attack | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bourke Street, Melbourne, Australia |
| Date | 9 November 2018 4:20 pm (AEDT) |
| Target | Pedestrians |
Attack type | Stabbing |
| Weapons | Knife |
| Deaths | 2 (including the attacker) |
| Injured | 2 |
| Perpetrator | Hassan Khalif Shire Ali |
| Motive | Inspired by the Islamic State |
On 9 November 2018, one male attacker, Hassan Khalif Shire Ali, set his vehicle on fire and stabbed three people at Bourke Street in the Melbourne central business district, Australia, before being fatally shot by Victoria Police.[1][2] Of the three victims stabbed by Ali, one of the stabbed victims died at the scene while the other two were treated by paramedics and taken to hospital. On 10 November, the Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews confirmed that the attack was "an act of terror" and is being treated as such by counter-terrorism police from both the Victoria Police and the Australian Federal Police. Police also confirmed that the attack was Islamic State-inspired.[3]