Alleged car attack critically injures Australian MP Helen Haines

Alleged car attack critically injures Australian MP Helen Haines

Independent Australian federal MP Helen Haines remains in critical condition after a vehicle allegedly struck her twice outside her electorate office in Wangaratta, Victoria, and she lost a leg after emergency surgery. A forty-three-year-old man was detained, while Victoria Police, the Australian Federal Police, the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation and a joint counter-terrorism taskforce investigate the suspected motive.

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