DIRECT. Knife attack in Sydney: five dead, several injured, videos of the assailant… follow the evolution of the situation

La police intervient à Bondi Junction, centre commercial à Sydney après une attaque au couteau. MAXPPP – BIANCA DE MARCHI

Une attaque au couteau a eu lieu ce samedi 13 avril dans un centre commercial de Sydney en Australie. Des évacuations ont eu lieu et un homme a été abattu.

A man was shot dead at a Sydney shopping center on Saturday after a suspected stabbing, city police said. Emergency services were called to Westfield Bondi Junction shortly before 4 p.m. (6 a.m. French time), New South Wales police said in a statement, adding that several people were believed to have been injured. "stabbed".

The AFP, citing the police, reports at least five deaths and eight people hospitalized, including a child. Australian Prime Minister speaks of "many casualties".

10:42am.

Videos from the inside

On the social network X, many videos are circulating. They are filmed inside the shopping center and we can see an armed man, presented as the attacker.

#UPDATE : ⚡️🇦🇺— 5 people died in a knife attack at a shopping mall in Sydney, Australia.

— There is also a baby among the injured.

—The attacker was shot and neutralized by the police.

— It is not yet known whether the incident is a terrorist attack or not. pic.twitter.com/GT11BYVFVX

— UK R REPORT (@UKR_Report) April 13, 2024

10:39.

The Prime Minister reacts

“The first thoughts of all Australians are with those affected and with their loved ones”, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese wrote on the social network

I have been briefed by the AFP on the devastating events at Bondi Junction.

Tragically, multiple casualties have been reported and the first thoughts of all Australians are with those affected and their loved ones.

— Anthony Albanese (@AlboMP) April 13, 2024

10:38 a.m.

The terrorist trail

A police official told the press that the “terrorist” trail had not been ruled out.

10:37 a.m.

Provisional assessment

Five people killed in knife attack perpetrated on Saturday in a shopping center in Sydney, Australia.

This attack left several injured, eight of whom, including a child, were transported to hospital, emergency services said.