08.40 BST
What we know so far
It’s been a fast moving incident, so if you’re just
joining us, here’s a run down of what we know so far:
At least four people are believed dead as a
result of a “major incident” at Bondi Junction Westfield, a six-level shopping
centre in Sydney’s east.
Multiple stabbings have been reported, with
ambulances responding to “reports of a male running around Westfield with a
knife”. A mother and her baby has been reported as being among those treated
for stab wounds.
Police said a male was shot at the scene of the
attack. It is not known if the death toll of four includes the attacker. Jason,
a shopper evacuated from the centre, told 9 News he saw the alleged attacker
with a “big blade”. Jason said he later witnessed police shoot the attacker
before administering first aid.
A motive for the attack has not yet been
established.
The centre is still in lockdown, with shoppers
who had been hiding in stores continuing to exit stores as heavily armed
tactical response teams move through the centre.
Authorities are telling people to avoid the area,
as the streets remain filled with ambulances and police vehicles.
Brendan Blomeley was with his two children inside
the Westfield when he heard two shots. “It was frightening, it was harrowing …
We were cowering in a store with hundreds of other people”.
Footage from TV helicopters showed teams of
heavily armed police making their way across the rooftop of one of the
buildings in Bondi.
Guardian Australia’s Nikki Marshall was inside
David Jones department story on level four of the shopping centre when she said
she became aware of the incident at about 3:35pm. “Suddenly a woman said
there’s a stabbing, we’ve got to go.”
Police are expected to provide an update at
5:45PM local time.
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