According to CCTV News, citing Australian media on April 15 local time, a suspected knife attack occurred at a church in Sydney, Australia, resulting in at least 4 injuries.
CCTV news report with pictures
Australian police said they had arrested the only suspect and would investigate the cause of the incident. At the moment, there is still a large crowd and multiple first responders at the scene.
Screenshot of CCTV news report
It is reported that the church where the attack occurred is located in the west of Sydney, and an event was being held in the church at the time of the attack, which was also being broadcast online.
According to The Australian, a video of the scene circulating on social media showed a man in black suddenly attacking the cleric with a sharp weapon in his hand, and screams continued at the scene.
An armed attack occurred on a church in Sydney on the 15th, and the video of the scene was exposed. Picture from The Australian
The head of the NSW emergency department said that the four injured were all men and were not in danger of life.
Previously reported
On April 14, local time, the reporter learned from the Chinese Consulate General in Sydney that a knife attack occurred in a shopping mall in Sydney yesterday, and the Australian side has confirmed that one Chinese citizen was killed and another Chinese citizen was injured. Click for details》》
On April 15, Lin Jian, spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, held a regular press conference. Lin Jian said that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs instructed the embassy and consulates in Australia to immediately activate the consular protection emergency mechanism to verify the casualties of Chinese citizens. The Chinese embassy and consulates in Australia have urged the Australian side to make every effort to treat the injured, actively provide full assistance to the families in dealing with the aftermath, and pay close attention to the progress of the investigation.
△ On the evening of the 13th local time, the police set up a cordon outside the shopping mall where the attack occurred
Earlier, the Australian police said at a press conference on the morning of the 14th local time that the attack on a shopping mall in Sydney killed 7 people, including the attacker, and 12 people are still being treated in hospital. The attacker was Joel Kohi, a 40-year-old man from Queensland with mental health problems.
After the incident, a policewoman arrived at the scene and shot and killed Kohi. The only male among the dead was a mall security guard, and most of the 12 injured were women. Among the injured who are still being treated in hospital is a 9-month-old baby. The baby's mother died in the attack.
New South Wales Police Commissioner Karen Webb told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation on the 15th that the video taken at the scene of the incident "says it all" and that the perpetrators "mainly targeted women and avoided men", which is undoubtedly a problem worthy of in-depth investigation by the police.
According to a comprehensive report by China News Network, on the 15th local time, Australian Prime Minister Albanese posted a graphic on social platforms saying that the flag was lowered at half-mast across Australia to mourn the victims of the knife attack on Sydney shopping malls.
Image source: Screenshot of Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's social media
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese wrote, "This morning, flags across Australia were flown at half-mast in memory of the victims of the attack on a mall in Bondi (Sydney). Together, we mourn and stand together. Albanese also accompanied a picture of the flag being lowered at half-mast as a sign of mourning.