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Police say a man has been shot dead and two counterterrorism police have been stabbed in a confrontation in Australia'€™s second-largest city.

It was not immediately clear whether the violence was related to a recent call from the Islamic State group to supporters to kill people in their home countries.

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An 18-year-old who was shot dead after he stabbed two officers in Melbourne was planning to behead them, cover their bodies in an Islamic State (IS) flag and post photos to social media, according to reports.

The teenager, who recently had his passport canceled on security grounds and had been spotted at a shopping center draped in an IS flag, stabbed an Australian Federal Police officer three to four times before twice stabbing a Victorian state police officer in the forearm after greeting them with a handshake, police said.

The teen, who has been named in media reports as Abdul Numan Haider, was searched and found to be carrying a larger knife and an IS flag in his pocket, Fairfax reports. He is a known terrorist suspect who authorities had been monitoring for months.

Eddy Saf

The police need to take more precautions next time, demonstrating the need for law reform. This requires changes to laws so that police can shoot first without fear of prosecution in the case of suspected terrorists.

The more of these vectors of terrorism that are neutralized, the better. It is a pity the officers involved received stab wounds.

Jagera

The shooting of this man was justified as he attacked police with a weapon. It has been reported that he was prevented from leaving Australia to fight in Syria and his passport was canceled. He is no loss to our society.

Peter