SYDNEY, April 13 (Xinhua) -- Four people were stabbed and a man was shot by police at a shopping center in Australia's Sydney on Saturday, local media reported.
Witnesses said a man was chasing and slashing people with a knife before Westfield Bondi Junction was evacuated and locked down, according to a report by dailytelegraph.com.au.
At least the four people were stabbed and early reports suggested the armed man was shot by police, the report said, adding police believed he was the only perpetrator.
A report by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) quoted eyewitnesses as saying that shots were fired at the shopping center in Sydney's east. ■
