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Australian lawmaker loses leg in vehicle ramming attack
Original: Australian lawmaker loses leg after being rammed twice in vehicle attack
An Australian lawmaker has had a leg amputated after being struck by a vehicle twice in what authorities are treating as a deliberate ramming attack. The politician is recovering in hospital following emergency surgery. The incident has prompted shock across Australia's political community and renewed debate over the safety of elected officials.
Why now: The severity of the injuries to a sitting lawmaker in an apparent terror-related attack has drawn widespread attention.
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