Australian police said on Saturday that the attack, in which one person was killed and the attacker was linked to the organization of the terrorist.
In response to a reporter's question about the link to the terrorist attack, Ian McCartney, deputy head of the Australian Federal Police, said: "There are rude connections."
McCartney later said the link was about inspiration rather than direct contact.
According to the agency "Depths associated with the terrorist organization that" the executor of the operation (...) to challenge the city of Melbourne is a fighter and the implementation of the operation in response to targeting nationals of the coalition countries, "the United States led by Washington against the organization, as reported by" AFP ".
Australian police said earlier that they were dealing with the incident in the south-eastern city, a "terrorist incident."
Police said the suspect was of Somali origin and was known to the intelligence services, noting that he was traveling in a four-wheel-drive vehicle loaded with gas flasks.
She said there was no longer any threat to the public in Melbourne, saying it had launched an investigation into the fight against terrorism.
The Australian authorities said that one person was killed and two people were injured in a stabbing carried out by a man during the busy hour in the business district in central Melbourne, pointing out that they arrested a suspect.
Local media published scenes showing a man who randomly assaulted police officers before shooting him.
Witnesses said they heard screams coming from Burke Street and saw smoke rising in the sky as well as a car burning in the same street, the Guardian reported.
