Police say treating Melbourne siege as 'terrorism incident'
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SYDNEY - Australian police Tuesday said they were treating a deadly shooting and siege in Melbourne as a terrorist incident after the Islamic State group claimed responsibility.
A man was killed in a gun battle with police when he opened fire after taking a woman hostage at an apartment block in the city on Monday evening. He had earlier killed a man in the foyer.
"We're treating this as a terrorism incident," Victoria Police chief commissioner Graham Ashton said.
