An unknown assailant carried out a massacre at an Australian shopping centre.

According to preliminary data, there are casualties. And it is not yet known whether the attacker was a member of any terrorist organization.

A man armed with a knife attacked people at a shopping center in suburban Sydney on Saturday afternoon. According to the police, 5 people were killed, including children. There is no information yet on the number of victims, but there are more of them than those who could not be saved.

The reasons for the bearded man’s attack on defenseless people are unknown, but local media have already made a statement that the motive for the crime is not related to religion or nationality.

It is reported that the attacker was eliminated by the police who came to the call. His identity has not yet been established. Now law enforcement officers are finding out whether the psychopath had accomplices.

"NSW Police Assistant Commissioner Anthony Cook said the man appeared to have acted alone and killed five people in a knife attack in Bondi Junction," the Sydney Morning Herald reported.

The Russian Embassy in Australia reported that there were no Russians among the victims of the attack in Sydney.