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Teenage boy shot dead by police in Australia after stabbing a man
In this image from a video, Western Australian Police Commissioner Col Blanch speaks at a press conference in Perth, Australia, May 5, 2024 [Australian Broadcasting Corporation via AP]

A TEENAGE boy armed with a knife was shot dead by police after he stabbed a man in the Australian west coast city of Perth, officials said today.

The incident occurred in a hardware store car park in suburban Willetton on Saturday night.

The unnamed 16-year-old attacked the man and then rushed at police officers before he was shot, Western Australian Premier Roger Cook told reporters on Sunday.

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