One killed, several injured in stabbing attack in Melbourne: Police

A stabbing attack which took place on Friday in Melbourne claimed one life and left several injured. The attacker was arrested later.

Earlier in the day, media reported that a man stopped his car on Melbourne's Bourke Street and set it on fire. The man then reportedly attacked people with a knife.

"Police are currently at an incident on Bourke St in the CBD. Police initially responded to a report of a car on fire near the corner of Swanston Street about 4.20pm. A man was arrested at the scene and has been taken to hospital under police guard in a critical condition . A small number of people are being treated for stab wounds," the police wrote on Twitter.