According to authorities, a stabbing rampage occurred at a mall in Sydney, Australia on Saturday, resulting in the death of seven individuals and leaving others in serious or critical condition.
The assailant, who was wounded by a solitary law enforcement officer, was counted among the deceased, while an infant was among the individuals who were stabbed.
During a news conference, New South Wales Police Commissioner Anthony Cooke reported that the assailant entered the Westfield Bondi Junction mall at approximately 3:20 p.m. local time (1:20 a.m. ET) and proceeded to damage approximately nine individuals by stabbing them with a weapon he was carrying.
The authorities presume that the perpetrator was a solitary 40-year-old male, although they were unable to furnish any other specifics on his identity.
Australia, a nation where incidents resulting in several casualties are seldom, has been profoundly startled by the attack.
The most lethal incident in its chronicles was the April 1996 mass shooting in the town of Port Arthur, Tasmania, which resulted in the deaths of 35 individuals and gained notoriety as the Port Arthur massacre.
In 2019, a mass shooting occurred in the northern city of Darwin, resulting in the death of four individuals and the injury of one.
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