{"id":108067,"date":"2017-06-05T17:07:55","date_gmt":"2017-06-05T21:07:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/?p=108067"},"modified":"2017-06-05T17:08:42","modified_gmt":"2017-06-05T21:08:42","slug":"breaking-news-isis-says-man-responsible-fatal-siege-melbourne-one-soldiers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/breaking-news-isis-says-man-responsible-fatal-siege-melbourne-one-soldiers\/","title":{"rendered":"ISIS says man responsible for the fatal siege in Melbourne is ‘one of its soldiers’"},"content":{"rendered":"

AUSTRALIA — The Islamic State<\/a> has claimed responsibility for a deadly hostage situation at an apartment block in Brighton.<\/p>\n

The suspect was shot dead by police in the Bay Street apartment complex shortly before 6pm.<\/p>\n

Police rescued a woman who was being held against her will in the apartment complex.<\/p>\n

Three police members sustained non-life threatening injuries during the arrest – two have been taken to hospital and one was treated on scene.<\/p>\n

Another man was earlier located deceased with a gunshot wound in the lobby of the serviced apartment building just after 4pm.<\/p>\n

ISIS<\/a> has claimed the man responsible for the fatal siege is ‘one of its soldiers.’<\/p>\n

The deceased gunman reportedly called a television station during the incident to pledge allegiance to ISIS, Al Qaeda.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe attack in Melbourne, Australia was carried out by a soldier of the Islamic State in response to the call for targeting the subjects of the coalition states,\u201d the group\u2019s Amaq news agency said in a statement.<\/p>\n