Australian police shot dead a 16-year-old boy, after a man was stabbed in an attack in Perth on Saturday night.
Speaking at a news conference, state premier Roger Cook said:"There are indications he had been radicalised online. But I want to reassure the community at this stage it appears he acted solely and alone."was holding a large kitchen knife when police arrived at a car park in the suburb of Willetton after 10pm on Saturday night.
Two officers initially shot him with their Tasers but neither had"the full desired effect", Blanch told reporters. A third officer then shot the boy with his firearm and killed him.Police have confirmed the boy had been part of an online programme for the last few years aimed at young people"exhibiting behaviours that are it might be religious or issues motivated concerns", said ABC News.
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