US EditionMultiple Injured In Knife Attack At Melbourne Shopping Centre
- A violent altercation involving approximately 10 individuals occurred shortly after 2:30pm on May 25, 2025, at a shopping centre in Melbourne’s northern suburbs, leading authorities to initiate a lockdown.
- The confrontation involved competing gangs who had planned to meet at the shopping centre's dining area, with some individuals carrying knives but no guns were reported.
- Police arrested two males and several others are expected to be identified as investigations continue amid reports of serious injuries and hospitalizations.
- Superintendent Kelly Lawson characterized the incident as a retaliatory attack and acknowledged that the experience was deeply unsettling for those affected in the community.
- In response, Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan announced a statewide machete sales ban effective May 28, marking Australia's first such prohibition to aid violence reduction efforts.
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Australian state plans to ban the sale of machetes following violent gang fight - Seymour Tribune
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian state government is banning the sale of machetes after a violent gang fight in a suburban shopping mall injured a young man. Victoria Premier Jacinta Allan announced Monday the ban on the sale of large knives would take effect Wednesday after machete-wielding gang members clashed at a Melbourne mall on Sunday afternoon. A 20-year-old man was seriously injured in the fight that involved eight combatants a…
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