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Melbourne siege being treated as terrorism

Long-time criminal Yacqub Khayre is the terrorist behind the deadly Brighton siege that claimed the life of an innocent apartment clerk.

Bomb squad police are seen in Bay Street in Brighton in Melbourne, Monday, June 5, 2017.

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The Somalian-born man, 29, had served jail time over a violent burglary in 2012 and was on parole at the time of Monday's siege, Chief Commissioner Graham Ashton said.

Khayre also spent 16 months on remand before being acquitted of the 2009 Holsworthy army barracks terror plot in Sydney.

He lived in the Melbourne suburb Roxburgh Park with his mother and police will search their home on Tuesday, as well as continue work at the Bay St serviced apartment block.

Khayre also spent 16 months on remand before being acquitted of the 2009 Holsworthy army barracks terror plot in Sydney.

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He lived in the Melbourne suburb Roxburgh Park with his mother and police will search their home on Tuesday, as well as continue work at the Bay St serviced apartment block.

- See more at: http://www.skynews.com.au/news/top-stories/2017/06/06/police-probe-melbourne-siege-terror-link.html#sthash.Qi1PXJDb.dpuf


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By Alexandros Logothetis




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