New Zealand police shot and killed a man who stabbed over 6 people inside a shopping mall in Auckland city, authorities said on Friday.
According to the prime minister Jacinda Ardern, the incident is identified as a terror crime after the attacker was identified as a violent extremist, a Sri Lankan national who had been a person of national security interest since 2016.
BREAKING: Police can confirm that a man has entered a New Lynn supermarket in Auckland, and injured multiple people.
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The man has been shot and died at the scene.
She added “He was obviously a supporter of ISIS ideology.”
Local media sources revealed that 3 of the people who were injured are in critical conditions.
