A man stabbed six people to death at a busy Sydney shopping center Saturday before he was fatally shot, police said, with hundreds fleeing the chaotic scene, many weeping as they carried their children. Eight people, including a 9-month-old, were injured.

New South Wales police said they believed a 40-year-old man was responsible for the Saturday afternoon attack at the Westfield Shopping Centre in Bondi Junction, in the city’s eastern suburbs and not far from the world-famous Bondi Beach. They said they were not able to name him until a formal identification had taken place but that they weren’t treating the attack as terrorism-related.

The man was shot dead by a police inspector after he turned and raised a knife, New South Wales Assistant Police Commissioner Anthony Cooke told reporters.

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    7 months ago

    Your inability to use an automatic weapon accurately has no bearing on how many casualties a competent person could inflict with one you muppet.

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      7 months ago

      Yes because we all know that mentally ill people who intend on killing people usually get a gun and train with it. Almost all shootings happen directly after getting the firearm.

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        7 months ago

        The nutter who shot up that LA concert spent a lot of time training, and spent years buying his firearms and ammo.

        Australian’s have zero interest in going down the route that America has with school shootings. The stabbing is a tragedy that could have been much worse.

        And unlike in the US UNARMED civilians were able to intervene and slow the attacker down.

        Fuck you brainwashed cretins who would rather have children dying than give up your precious penis extensions.

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          7 months ago

          Cool, we like our guns, stay over there or w/e you are and let your nanny state tell you that you cannot own paintball or airsoft or gelsoft guns cause they’re dangerous lol