Shooting at a shopping center in Sydney: THERE ARE DEAD AND WOUNDED
Australian police said they had received reports that “multiple people” were stabbed at a busy shopping center in Sydney.
The incidents occurred at the sprawling Westfield Bondi Junction mall complex, which was packed with Saturday afternoon shoppers.
Waverley Council said on X: "A critical incident has commenced following the shooting of male at Bondi Junction. Just before emergency services were called to Westfield Bondi Junction following reports of multiple people stabbed. People are urged to avoid the area."
One shopper reported hearing "gunshots" before the evacuation was ordered, adding people were running and shop shutters were going down.
A man was shot at a mall in Sydney following reports of multiple people stabbed, police in the city said.
The Westfield Bondi Junction shopping center is located in a known Jewish area of the Australian city.
"People are urged to avoid the area," the statement said.
"Inquiries are continuing in relation to the incident and there are no further details."
Images apparently from the scene appear to show multiple casualties as well as a man carrying a large knife.
New South Wales Ambulance told news agency AFP one man, believed to be an attacker, was shot dead by police.
Eyewitnesses said there was panic at the scene, with shoppers running to safety and police trying to secure the area.
“Many more” are in a critical condition, a police source not authorised to speak publicly said.
Multiple posts on social media show crowds fleeing as emergency services swarmed the centre.
There are reports of up to six people dead in a stabbing spree at Bondi Junction shopping centre.
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