Several people were injured today after they were stabbed by a man in a busy shopping center in Westfield Bondi Junction on Sydney's eastern suburbs. The attacker was subsequently killed by the police, who opened an investigation into the incident and did not exclude the possibility of terrorism.
The New South Wales Police spoke of “a critical incident which began following a shooting with a man in Bondi Junction”. “Shortly before 4pm today (8am on Saturday 13 April in Italy, ed.), emergency services were called to Westfield Bondi Junction following reports of multiple people stabbed,” they said on social media. local security authorities. “We invite everyone to avoid the area. Investigations into the incident are continuing and there are no further details.”
The number of injured and victims is not clear but several witnesses reported to local media the presence of people lying on the ground. According to the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper, the attacker killed six people. Police have not confirmed the death toll.
Hundreds of people have been evacuated from the shopping center near Bondi Beach. Numerous social media posts showed crowds fleeing Westfield Bondi Junction, as several police cars and ambulances reached the area.
Meanwhile, Waverley Town Hall announced on social media that the shopping center was blocked and advised against going to the scene of the accident except for strictly necessary travel.
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