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Australia police don't suspect terrorism after car ploughs into pedestrians

Published Thu, Dec 21, 2017 · 09:50 PM

Melbourne

AN Australian man of Afghan descent with a history of mental health issues drove a car into Christmas shoppers in the city of Melbourne on Thursday, injuring 19 people, but police said they did not believe the attack was terror-related.

In January, four people were killed and more than 20 injured when a man drove into pedestrians just a few hundred metres away fr…

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