The condition of several injured in the attack is critical, the death toll is expected to increase.
Dawn Staff Reporter
Sydney: Seven people were killed in an attack on people by a knife-wielding man in the famous Australian city of Sydney, the attacker was killed by police firing.
According to the British and Australian media, the incident took place in a shopping mall in Sydney, and the videos of the incident were also released. In the videos, the attacker can be seen stabbing people, and injuring several people, out of which seven people lost their lives.
A woman police officer opened fire on the assailant when people were agitated and he was killed on the spot. According to the police, the process of identifying the assailant and the reasons for the attack are being determined.
Many of the injured in the attack are in critical condition and the death toll is expected to rise. New South Wales Police Assistant Commissioner Anthony Cook says the suspect was shot dead at the scene in the shopping center by a female police officer who responded. Killed, the suspect is yet to be identified. Videos and photos posted on social media from inside the mall show the attacker wearing shorts and a sports jersey and holding a knife.
There was a rush of shoppers in the shopping center at the time of the incident, local media reported that hundreds of people had been evacuated from the shopping center after the incident, and social media videos showed that there was a stampede in and around the shopping mall after the incident.
