BOURKE STREET ATTACK REACTION

Politicians on all sides have condemned Friday's terror attack in Melbourne's C-B-D. Members of the Australian African community have also come forward - denouncing the deadly incident - and calling for unity.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison responds to an attack in Melbourne's Bourke Street on Friday. Source: AAP

The Somali Community of Victoria says it is shocked and deeply saddened by Friday's deadly Bourke Street attack. Somali Community spokesman Sharmarke Farah says his group condemns the abhorrent and despicable act. Somali-born, Hassan Khalif Shire Ali - known to authorities for his radical views - set fire to a car and stabbed three people, before being shot by an officer.