(CNN) Ben Westcott - An armed standoff in Melbourne, Australia, which left one civilian dead and two police in hospital was a "terrorist attack by a known criminal, a man who was only recently released on parole," Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull told reporters Tuesday. Police said they were aware of a claim from ISIS that one of its "soldiers" carried out the attack. ISIS issued the claim through its Amaq News Agency in Arabic and English. Yacub Khayre, who was shot and killed, had called CNN-affiliate Channel 7 News to say he dedicated his attack to ISIS and al-Qaeda.
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