The tragedy occurred in the shopping center of Westfield Bondi Junction, which was full of customers at the time of the event. New South Wales Police CommissionerKaren Webbdetailed that Five women and one man died. Additionally, among the injured, there is a 9-month-old baby and eight other people who had to be hospitalized.
Australia: what was the attack that left six dead?
According to the police, the attacker has not yet been identified, but it would be a man from 40 years known to the security services.
Regarding the attack, the prime minister of AustraliaAnthony Albanese, downgraded the terrorist trail and maintained that the attacker appears to have acted alone. “If he really is the person we believe, in that case (…) “It is not a terrorist incident.”Commissioner Webb explained.
As could be determined thanks to the security cameras at the location, the man was running through the shopping center with a large knife.
In addition, several of the witnesses described the dramatic moment and the scenes of panic, with people running for shelter and the police trying to take control of the situation.
Ayush Singh, who was working in a cafeteria in the mall when everything happened, said: “I saw a lot of people running, the guy with the knife, and people running away.” In addition, he reported that he helped two women who were inside her premises and hid them with her, then He heard three gunshots and saw the man on the ground.
On the death of the attacker, the prime minister praised the agent who shot him down and maintained that “It is really a heroin. There is no doubt that with his act he saved lives.”
Another witness was Reece Colmenares, who was heading to the gym when she saw “people running and screaming” that a person had been stabbed. ” It was scary, there were small children, elderly people and others in wheelchairs“, he said.
Attack in Australia: the reaction of the British Crown
After the tragic event, the Prince William and his wife, Kate Middletonthey used their social networks and said they were “saddened“for what happened.
The truth is that these types of attacks are quite unusual in Australia. In November 2018, an individual armed with a knife mtied up one person and injured two others on a Melbourne street, before being shot dead by police. On this occasion, the crime was claimed by the jihadist group Islamic State.
Source: Ambito
