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St Paul's Cathedral as seen from Flinders Street Station
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MELBOURNE, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Several iconic Melbourne venues have appeared in a recent Islamic State (IS) propaganda video.
The video shows confronting images of beheadings, corpses and missiles in the Middle East before cutting to a shot of Melbourne's cityscape.
The Melbourne Airport, a Qantas passenger jet, Flinders Street Station and St Paul's Cathedral appear in the video just after a shot of a mosque being blown up.
Counter-terrorism authorities said they were aware of the video but not of any direct threats to Melbourne.
Michael Keenan, Australia's Minister for Justice and Minister assisting Prime Minister (PM) on Counter Terrorism, said the security measures in place in Melbourne were world class.
"All Australians and Victorians in particular should feel very confident that our efforts are doing what they're required to do and that is keeping our country safe from this fanatical terrorism organization," Keenan told News Limited on Friday.
Read the full story at Xinhua