Authorities move to formally identify a 40-year-old man shot by police after he fatally stabbed five women and one man at Westfield Bondi Junction on Saturday afternoon.
Detectives are investigating the life, background and associates of a man who killed six people during a stabbing attack at a busy Sydney shopping centre.
Six people were killed, including four women and one man who died inside the centre, and another woman who died in hospital.Eight injured people, including a nine-month-old baby, were taken to a number of Sydney hospitals. The infant has undergone surgery. Late last night, NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb revealed that although the formal identification process has not been completed, police believe they know who the attacker is."If it is the person we believe it is, we don't have fears for the person holding an ideation — in other words, that it's not a terrorism incident."The commissioner said the person was known to authorities and there were "elements" that indicate it was not a terror-related motive.
"This was a horrific act of violence indiscriminately targeted at innocent people going about an ordinary Saturday, doing their shopping," he said.Mr Albanese extended his deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of victims, while highlighting the courage and bravery on display at the scene.
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