Five people died at the scene of the knife attack in a Sydney shopping center, and another person died from their injuries later in hospital. A policewoman stood alone in the perpetrator's way and stopped him with a fatal shot.
In Australia she is now celebrated as a hero. The police have no indication of a terrorist motive. So far there is nothing to suggest an ideology was driving his bloody deed, a spokesman said on Sunday. What is known, however, is that the man suffered from psychological problems.. A terrible attack in Sydney. A man stabs people in a shopping center. ThePolice stop him withA shot. The authorities in Australia are now certain: the attacker from the shopping center acted alone. There is only one suspected perpetrator and there is no further danger. The crime is reminiscent of a shooting spree in a Texas shopping center a year ago. There a man killed several people with shots and was shot by a police officer. The incident happened in the Bondi district of Sydney (Australia). A man killed five people in an attack in the metropolis.