Multiple people were stabbed and one man shot at busy shopping center in Sydney on Saturday, Australian police said.
The incident took place inside Westfield Bondi Junction, according to a statement from New South Wales Police to CNN.
Officers said they were called to the site following reports of multiple people stabbed and have urged people to avoid the area.
Eight patients, including one child, have been transported to hospitals across Sydney, New South Wales Ambulance (NSW) service confirmed to CNN. They would not say if the injured people were men or women or what their current conditions were.
Videos shared on social media show shoppers running from multiple exits of the shopping center, while police helicopters can be heard overhead.
The police would not confirm whether they shot a suspect or if the incident was related to terrorism.
Channel 9 was told that people started running and shouting: “Do not go down, there has been a stabbing, there has been a stabbing.”
The news outlet also showed live video of people being put into ambulances and treated at the scene.
This is a breaking news story and will be updated
