5 dead in Sydney mall knife attack
An incident of stabbing has come to light in a big shopping complex in Sydney city of Australia. In this incident, the attacker attacked many people with a knife. According to the police, 5 people died in the incident. There was chaos in the shopping center after the incident. People were asked to leave the shopping complex immediately. After the information, police immediately reached the spot and shot the accused.
According to the report of The Guardian, a stabbing incident took place in Sydney’s Westfield Bondi Junction Shopping Center in which many people have been injured. The police shot the accused after he had stabbing several people. This incident happened at around 3:40 pm local time on Saturday afternoon. Emergency services were called to Westfield Bondi Junction following the incident.
A NSW Police spokesperson said that ‘there are reports that several people have been stabbed, and one person has been shot.’ The medical department team that reached the spot is treating the patients on the spot. Many posts on social media show a crowd of people outside the shopping centre. Officers are present at the scene with more than a dozen emergency vehicles.
What did the people present at the incident site say?
According to Australian news website news.com.au, eyewitnesses said that the accused attacker was roaming around with a knife. Before the police opened fire, he attacked shopkeepers including a woman and her child. Eyewitnesses said that police were seen struggling to save the lives of the victims in many shops. There was blood spread everywhere on the floor in the crowded mall. Hundreds of people were evacuated from Westfield Bondi Junction shopping mall after the incident. Police have asked people to stay away from the mall. Police are interrogating people about the incident.
