SYDNEY:
Police in Australia’s Sydney are conducting a major police operation in the city’s Westfield Bondi Junction after multiple people were stabbed on Saturday afternoon, Australian news agency news.au.com said in a report. The NSW Ambulance told news.au.com that seven people had been taken to the city’s hospitals, including a baby and its mother.
New South Wales Ambulance told AFP one man had been shot dead by police. He is believed to be one of the attackers.
A man was running around the bustling shopping centre with a knife and stabbed four people. He was shot by the police. Police said only one offender is involved.
“A critical incident has commenced following the shooting of male at Bondi Junction. Just before 4pm (Saturday 13 April 2024), emergency services were called to Westfield Bondi Junction following reports of multiple people stabbed. People are urged to avoid the area. Inquiries are continuing in relation to the incident and there are no further details,” the New South Wales police said in a post on X.
The sprawling Westfield Bondi Junction mall complex, which has been locked down.
According to the news agency it is still unknown if the four victims are dead or injured. It is also unclear if the perpetrator has been killed.
A person speaking to the news agency said that a mother and her baby were also stabbed. The person said the mother is not in a good state but the baby will survive.
