Photo of attacker
Several people have reportedly died following a stabbing attack at Bondi Junction Westfield shopping centre before the knifeman was shot dead by police.
Multiple other shoppers have been injured in the attack, with the Westfield complex in Sydney’s east, going into lockdown just before 4pm on Saturday.
Female police officer eliminated the man who stabbed multiple people while running through the shopping centre.
I have been briefed by the AFP on the devastating events at Bondi Junction.
Tragically, multiple casualties have been reported and the first thoughts of all Australians are with those affected and their loved ones.
— Anthony Albanese (@AlboMP) April 13, 2024
Footage has emerged of victims lying in pools of blood while police desperately try to save their lives.
A shopper was seen using a bollard from the shopping centre as a weapon to defend himself when he was faced with the knifeman on an escalator at Bondi Junction.
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Several people stabbed to death.
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Two brothers described how they helped a mother and her baby, both of whom had been stabbed.
“The baby got stabbed,” the two men told 9News.
“The mum got stabbed and the mum came over with the baby and threw it at me and (I) was holding the baby,” he said.
The other witness said they were trying to compress the baby and stop the blood from coming out.
Shopper using a bollard as a weapon to defend himself
The knifeman, in a Kangaroos jersey, is see approaching the shopper, who readies himself to attack.
The Daily Telegraph reported witnesses saying a man was “chasing and slashing people with a knife”.
