Australian teen seen brandishing the black flag of #ISIL, shot dead by police after stabbing two officers

Police in Melbourne have shot dead an 18-year-old after he stabbed two police officers questioning him over reports he had brandished the black flag of ISIL.

Police said the man was killed on Tuesday after he stabbed officers who had asked him to attend a police station due to his behaviour "causing concern". Bruce Giles, a Victoria police commander, said reports that the man had earlier been waving the ISIL flag were being investigated.

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