Emergencies
Sydney: Five dead in shopping center attack
A crowd gathers outside the Westfield Shopping Centre. According to media reports, several people were stabbed and one person was shot dead by police at the Sydney shopping center. photo
© Rick Rycroft/AP
An incident occurred in a busy shopping center in the Australian metropolis on Saturday. The police speak of a critical incident. A person is shot by officers.
According to the Australian news agency AAP, emergency services were called to the Westfield Bondi Junction shopping center in eastern Sydney at around 3:40 p.m. (local time).
Several social media posts showed crowds outside the mall. There were no further details about the alleged perpetrators and what happened.