Victoria police officers given shoot-to-kill powers to stop vehicle attacks

Victorian police have been told they can use lethal force to stop a vehicle attack, after six people were killed in the Bourke Street rampage.

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Police in Victoria will be able to shoot people if they are using vehicles as killing machines, after the Bourke Street rampage almost three years ago.

The directive is contained in Victoria Police's new "hostile vehicle" policy, which allows officers to use "all tactical options" to stop vehicle attacks.

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