At least four dead in Sydney: Mother and baby stabbed, police kill attacker VIDEO

Witnesses said that a mother and a baby were among the victims of the knife attack. The man, who was interviewed by TV 9 News, claims that the customers tried to help the mother and her baby who were stabbed.

He added that he was holding the baby and, together with others, was trying to squeeze the wound. Channel 9 reports that the nine-month-old baby was transferred to the hospital where she is being treated. The witness emphasized that the mother was bleeding profusely.

NSW Police have confirmed that one man has been shot and that they attended the scene after reports of multiple people being stabbed at Westfield Bondi Junction.

In videos published on social networks, several people can be seen leaving the shopping center and several ambulances and police vehicles in front of the facility's doors, Australian TV "9 News" reports.

Australian media reports that hundreds of people have been evacuated from a shopping center in Sydney after reports of a man allegedly armed with a knife and gunfire.

The investigation continues and there are no further details for now, according to a local media report.