The identity of the Bourke Street attacker has been confirmed as Hassan Khalif Shire Ali.
Police allege the 30-year old Somalian-born man had been planning to use gas cylinders to cause an explosion in Melbourne.
One person was fatally stabbed and died and two others injured in Friday's attack in the heart of Melbourne.
Mr Shire Ali set a car alight then stabbed three men before he was shot by police in the chest.
He later died in hospital.
We spoke to Melbourne based Afghan Imam Dr. Iftikhar Ahmad on the matter, and you can listen to the full interview here.
