What happened to the Melbourne Burke Street (Bourke Street) knife attack:
-the assailant, a Somali, came to Australia in the 1990s, reporting that he was 31 years old and lived in northwest Melbourne
-News Corp said his name was Mohamed Khalif, and his name was Hassan Shire.
-the state and federal police and ASIO knew about the man because his relatives were suspects; police knew he had used marijuana, stolen and drove illegally.
-the attack started at 4: 00 p. M. on Friday
-the Islamic jihadi lit his pickup truck at the junction of Burke Street and Swanton Street (the fire was extinguished for ten minutes; there were gas canisters behind the car, but the explosion-proof team put them in a safe place before the gas tanks caught fire.)
-and then he started stabbing people in the street.
-A man in his 60s died at the scene; another 28-and 58-year-old man was also injured but did not endanger his life (58-year-old man is a businessman in Tata State, Rod Patterson)
-two policemen forced the man into a corner, who repeatedly tried to stab them
-brave passers-by use shopping carts and chairs to help the police
-the police shot the man with a Taser gun and had to shoot him. He was shot in the chest and then died in the hospital.
-the Islamic State claims responsibility for the attack but does not provide evidence
-streets near the location of the crime are still under lockdown.
