Mar 13: Five people are dead after reports of multiple stabbings at a Sydney shopping centre, police said.
One man, suspected to be the attacker, was shot dead and a small child is among the injured, police have confirmed.
The attacker "acted alone" and police say there is no "no continuing threat" to the public.
Ambulances in the Bondi Junction area responded to “reports of a male running around Westfield with a knife”
The Australian Prime Minister said "Hearts go out to those injured" and offered his thanks to the first responders.
Police continue to urge people to avoid the area after hundreds of people were evacuated from the shopping centre.