A shopping centre in Sydney's east has been evacuated amid reports of multiple stabbings and potentially a number of deaths.
An eyewitnesses told the ABC shots were fired.
NSW Police said emergency services were called to Westfield Bondi Junction just before 4pm after reports of multiple people being stabbed.
\"A critical incident has commenced following the shooting of male at Bondi Junction,\" police said in a statement.
It said an operation was underway with shoppers being evacuated.
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