A possible terror incident has left two men dead and three police officers and a woman hostage injured in a Melbourne apartment building. Police shot the gunman dead after discovering the body of another man in the foyer in the serviced apartment in Brighton, 11km south-east of Melbourne’s central business district.

The Seven Network is reporting the gunman called the organisation saying “This is for I.S [Islamic State]. This is for al-Qaida.” Victoria police said it was investigating whether the incident was “terrorism related”. Channel Seven reporter Paul Dowsley reported that his newsroom was called by a man claiming to be linked to the incident. “My colleague could hear a woman screaming in the background,” he said.(guardian)…[+]