A chilling first picture has emerged of the suspected knife attacker who rampaged through a Sydney shopping centre leaving at least four people dead and a “baby stabbed”.
Wearing shorts and what appears to be a sports jersey the dark-haired man can be seen on an escalator holding what appears to be a large knife.
Australian media said four people had died and more had been injured by a man stabbing people at the Westfield Bondi Junction centre in Sydney.
New South Wales Police said in a statement: “A critical incident has commenced following the shooting of a male at Bondi Junction.
“Just before 4pm, emergency services were called to Westfield Bondi Junction following reports of multiple people stabbed.”
News website news.com.au reported witnesses claiming a man began stabbing shoppers at random before being shot by police.
The Australian website reported that a nine-month-old baby was among those who were stabbed.
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