Police confirm Sydney mall knifeman killed five people before being shot dead by police
A knife attacker who killed five people and injured several others in a Sydney shopping centre has been shot dead by police.
Horrified shoppers looked on as the lone knifeman went on a stabbing spree on Saturday afternoon (13 April) in the Westfield Bondi Junction centre.
Those stabbed included a nine-month-old baby.
A New South Wales Police officer confronted the attacker and shot him dead as he faced her and raised a knife.
The attack took place at Westfield Shopping Centre at Bondi Junction at around 4pm local time.
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