Australian police said multiple people were stabbed by the unidentified assailant, who was tracked down and shot dead by a policewoman who is being hailed as a national hero.<\/p>\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\nThe incident occurred at the sprawling Westfield Bondi Junction mall complex, which was packed with thousands of Saturday afternoon shoppers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
8Police said the attacker is believed to be a 40-year-old man who was known to law enforcement, but he has not yet been formally identified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Webb played down suggestions that the attack could have been an act of terrorism and said it is believed the attacker acted alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“If it is in fact the person we believe it is, then\u2026 it’s not a terrorism incident,” she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A New South Wales Ambulance spokesperson told AFP that eight patients were taken to various hospitals across Sydney, including the baby who was taken to the city’s Children’s Hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“They all have traumatic injuries,” the official said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Security camera footage showed a man wearing an Australian rugby league jersey running around the shopping centre with a large knife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Injured people lay lifeless on the floor, or surrounded by pools of blood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Eyewitnesses described a scene of panic, with shoppers scrambling to safety and police trying to secure the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Many people took shelter in shops, trying to protect themselves, their families and frightened strangers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ayush Singh was working at a cafe inside the centre when the incident occurred.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I saw the whole thing in front of me,” he told AFP. “I saw a lot of people running around, I saw the guy running with the knife and people running away.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Singh helped two elderly ladies who were having a coffee to hide inside his cafe. He heard three gunshots ring out, then saw the man lying on the ground.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Six people were killed and several others injured including a nine-month-old baby when a knife-wielding attacker rampaged through a busy Sydney shopping centre on Saturday. Australian police said multiple people were stabbed by the unidentified assailant, who was tracked down and shot dead by a policewoman who is being hailed as a national hero. The…<\/p>\n