Sydney knife attacker shot dead after killing 5 in Bondi, police say
SYDNEY -An attacker who fatally knifed five people in a Sydney mall was shot dead by police in Sydney's beachside suburb of Bondi on Saturday, police said, as hundreds fled the scene.
"She discharged a firearm and that person is now deceased. I am advised that there are five victims who are now deceased as a result of the actions of this offender," New South Wales Police Assistant Commissioner Anthony Cooke told a press conference.Emergency services were called to the mall just before 4 p.m. after the stabbing reports, police said.
Hundreds of people were evacuated from the shopping centre after the incident, news site news.com.au reported.“Even 20 minutes after people were rushed out of the mall, I saw SWAT teams of people sweeping the surrounding streets,” one witness said.An eyewitness described the police officer shooting the attacker to state broadcaster ABC.
Several posts on social media showed crowds fleeing the mall and police cars and emergency services rushing to the area.
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