Sydney: Knife attack in shopping center – several people stabbed

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Police: Several people stabbed in Sydney shopping center

Many details about the knife attack in Sydney, Australia are still unclear

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There was a knife attack in an Australian shopping center that left several people injured. There is also talk of deaths in local media. The situation is still unclear.

In a busy one According to police, several people were stabbed at a shopping center in Sydney. A man was shot by police, the Australian news agency AAP reported on Saturday. Emergency services were called to the Westfield Bondi Junction shopping center in eastern Sydney at around 3:40 p.m. (local time). Police said the incident was critical and urged people to avoid the area.

According to the Sydney Morning Herald, at least four people are said to have died.

A police spokesman in New South Wales state, where Sydney is located, told AAP there were reports that several people had been stabbed and one man had been shot. Paramedics treated the patients at the crime scene. Several social media posts showed crowds outside the mall. There were no further details about the alleged perpetrators and what happened.

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