Man killed and two fighting for life in ‘random’ triple stabbing attack in Sydney

A total of three people were attacked, with two stabbed inside a high-street shop and a third person outside in the busy area

17 Feb, 04:05 — 17 Feb, 05:22

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A man was killed in a stabbing attack in Sydney.
Two other people were critically injured or fighting for life.
The attack is described as 'random'.
A total of three people were attacked in the incident.

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A man was killed in the attack.

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SCMPMostly Factual173d ago

Sydney stabbing: man killed in ‘random’ attack on busy shopping street

A man was killed and two other people critically injured on Tuesday in a stabbing attack in Australia’s financial capital, police said. Emergency services were called to a suburb in Sydney’s west at about 10am after reports that a man had stabbed multiple people before fleeing on foot, New South Wales Police said in a statement. The stabbing took place along a busy shopping strip. Paramedics treated three people for serious injuries, including a man aged in his thirties or forties who died at...

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The IndependentMostly Factual173d ago