At least five people have died in a knife attack at a Sydney shopping centre. The suspect was shot and killed

At least six people were killed and several others were injured in a shooting and stabbing at a shopping center near Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia this Saturday, according to a report. The keeper. The suspect was shot dead on the spot.

According to the publication, among the victims were a mother and child.

According to the same source, hundreds of people were removed from the shopping area. One witness reported seeing a woman lying on the floor, and two others said they heard gunshots.

Waverley Borough Council posted on social media that several people had been stabbed.”

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said today the man responsible for a knife attack in a busy Sydney shopping center that killed five people appears to have acted alone.

“The scenes at Bondi Junction are terrible for all of us today. [nome do centro comercial em Sydney] they are beyond words and understanding,” Albanese emphasized at a press conference.

Australian authorities are urging people to avoid the area. Several ambulances and surgical intervention teams are at the scene. The reason for the attack has not yet been established.

CCTV images broadcast by the Australian press showed a man with a large knife in the shopping center at around 4pm local time (7am Lisbon time) and several injured people could be seen on the floor.