19 Injured In Australia As SUV Mows Down Pedestrians In ‘Deliberate Act’

Police and emergency personnel work at the scene of where a car ran over pedestrians in Flinders Street in Melbourne on Thursday.

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Updated at 12:40 p.m. ET

An SUV plowed through a group of pedestrians during rush hour Thursday in the city of Melbourne, injuring at least 19 people, in what police believe was a “deliberate act.”

Two people are in custody after the incident near Flinders Street train station at about 4:45 p.m. local time in the southern Australian city of nearly 4 million people.