The Prime Minister said the 'devastating' scenes at Bondi Junction were 'beyond words'
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has condemned Saturday's mass stabbing as a "horrific act of violence". The incident took place at the Westfield Bondi Junction Shopping Centre in Sydney's east. Six people were killed and a number critically wounded, including a nine-month-old baby, when a man attacked shoppers with a knife before he was shot and killed by police.
Albanese hailed the heroic actions of police, first responders and the "everyday people" who stepped into the crisis to help. He also praised the doctors and nurses who are taking care of the wounded. Kershaw said the AFP were assisting the NSW Police in their investigations into the "mass casualty event", including digital forensics. "It is too early to establish a motive and it would be unhelpful to speculate," he said.
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