{
  "id": 15706535,
  "title": "Australian lawmaker injured in car attack loses leg: media",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/australian-lawmaker-injured-in-car-attack-loses-leg-media",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T05:27:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Today",
    "slug": "japan-today",
    "url": "https://japantoday.com/category/world/australian-lawmaker-hurt-in-car-attack-loses-leg-media"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Independent Australian lawmaker Helen Haines, 65, remains in critical condition at a Melbourne hospital after being struck by a car in what Prime Minister Anthony Albanese described as a deliberate attack. The incident occurred Monday afternoon in the town of Wangaratta, Victoria, when a Toyota Land Cruiser struck Haines while she was standing by the trunk of her parked vehicle. According to the Daily Times and Euronews, the driver performed a sharp U-turn before driving into her. Local media reported Tuesday that Haines has lost a leg following emergency overnight surgery.\n\nThe 43-year-old driver was detained at the scene by members of the public and remains in custody. Channel News Asia reports that a local barber, Ricky Jefferies, assisted by pulling the man from the vehicle and removing a knife from his pocket before holding him until police arrived. Prime Minister Albanese stated that the national counterterrorism team is investigating the incident, noting that the act appeared aimed at causing harm.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Australian lawmaker hurt in car attack loses leg, media reports",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/australian-lawmaker-hurt-in-car-attack-loses-leg-media-reports",
        "published": "2026-10-20T03:19:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Australian PM confirms vehicle attack on independent lawmaker",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/australian-pm-confirms-vehicle-attack-on-independent-lawmaker",
        "published": "2026-10-20T05:15:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "How the attack on an Australian MP unfolded",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/how-the-attack-on-an-australian-mp-unfolded",
        "published": "2026-10-20T06:02:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Attack on Australian politician follows years of threats to public figures",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/attack-on-australian-politician-follows-years-of-threats-to-public-15711430",
        "published": "2026-10-20T06:07:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Attack on Australian politician follows years of threats to public figures",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/attack-on-australian-politician-follows-years-of-threats-to-public-15718952",
        "published": "2026-10-20T08:26:32.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}