Factbox-A history of violent crimes in Australia


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  • Saturday, 13 Apr 2024

SYDNEY (Reuters) - An attacker who fatally knifed six people in a Sydney mall on Saturday before being shot dead by police in Sydney's beachside suburb of Bondi.

Such violent crimes are rare in Australia, a country of about 26 million people, which implemented one of the world's toughest gun laws more than two decades ago.

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