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Islamic State claims responsibility for Melbourne attack

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Long-time criminal Yacqub Khayre is the terrorist behind the deadly Brighton siege that claimed the life of an innocent apartment clerk.

The Somalian-born man, 29, had served jail time over a violent burglary in 2012 and was on parole at the time of Monday's siege, Chief Commissioner Graham Ashton said on Tuesday morning.

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