A gunman fired up to 100 bullets on the crowded Sydney Street, and wounded 20, says the police

A 60 -year -old man was arrested on Monday in Australia after the police said that he fired up to 100 bullets at pedestrians, injuring 20 people in the country’s most populated city.

The New South Wales police said they were called on Sunday evening to a street in the inner west of Sydney, where the alleged gunman was shooting random cars and police. Police said that a man with a gunshot wound to the hospital after the accident. He is in a “serious” condition.

The authorities said that 19 other people were treated with shrapnel or broken glass injuries, with many of them transferred to the hospital.

“Somewhere between 50 and 100 rounds,” said the New South Wales Police Supervisor, “between 50 and 100 rounds,” which was launched between 7:45 pm and 9:30 pm local time Sunday evening in Croepon Park, one of the suburbs of the inner West.

A large group of police war was war, closed the street before entering a unit over the business and arrested a 60 -year -old man. They seized a gun from the scene.

The police said the accused was taken to the hospital and was treated with sustainable injuries while arresting him. No charges have been brought against the alleged militant.

Joe Azar, who was working across the road, said, said, ” Sydney Morning Herald The newspaper that heard what is believed to be fireworks or rocks that are thrown into the windows.

“The windshield of some of the man exploded, then the bus of the bus station was shattered,” he told the newspaper. “Surrectional feeling kicks like,” oh, this is what happens. “

“It was feverish. Everything happened very quickly, so I couldn’t understand what was going on,” he added.

The New South Wales Lanion Police Commissioner described the shooting as “dangerous and terrifying.” “There were no links known to the activity of terrorism or any gang activity,” there were no known ties of terrorism or any gang activity. ” Police investigation continues.

Collective shooting is relatively rare in Australia.

Automatic and semi -automatic weapons have been banned since 1996, when a single gunman has killed 35 people in Port Arthur, Tasmania.

In August, The alleged gunman Daisi Freeman He went on running in the bush after being accused of killing two police officers. It is still generally.

In 2022, six people, including two police officers Shoot Near the small city of Wimpilla in Queensland.