Terrifying moment knife-wielding man is seen chasing civilians inside Bondi shopping centre.
New South Wales Ambulance Service said several people were stabbed at Bondi Junction Westfield mall, which was packed with shoppers and went into lockdown just before 4pm local time on Saturday.
Multiple other shoppers have been injured in the attack. Paramedics have taken two people to hospital in ambulances so far, while bystanders have seen multiple people outside the shopping centre with blood on their clothes. State broadcaster ABC reported some people remained trapped inside. Two witnesses told Reuters they heard shots fired
Security camera footage broadcast by local media showed a man running around the shopping centre with a large knife and injured people lying on the floor.'I didn't see him properly, I was running. It was insane. I thought I was going to die.' People at the scene said there was panic, with shoppers running to safety and police trying to secure the area
Witness Roi Huberman, an ABC sound engineer, told the network that he sheltered in a store during the incident'Then the very capable person in the store took us to the back where it can be locked.One witness said: 'Even 20 minutes after people were rushed out of the mall, I saw SWAT teams of people sweeping the surrounding streets.'Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese posted on X just after 6pm on Saturday following the stabbing attack.
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