Melbourne siege: Police shoot dead hostage-taker

Police in a suburb of Melbourne, Australia have shot
 dead a man after a hostage situation at an apartment building.

Officers went to the address in Brighton after reports
 of an explosion - they found one man already dead in a stairwell.

Another man holding a woman against her will was
 found inside the building.

Specialist police began negotiations but officers then
 stormed the building and shot the hostage-taker dead.

Three officers received non-life threatening injuries in the
operation, one requiring hospital treatment.

The woman was rescued unharmed.

The area has been cordoned off and people are being
 advised to stay away.

Victoria Police said they were investigating whether 
the incident was terror-related.