"Everyone's In Shock And Disbelief" - Laois Woman In Sydney On Stabbing Attack

Six people were killed in the incident on Saturday.

A Laois woman living in Australia says she'll be avoiding a shopping centre where six people were killed at the weekend.

Joel Cauchi killed five women and a man in a stabbing incident at a shopping centre in Sydney on Saturday, while police are investigating if he deliberately targeted women.

Cauchi - who suffered from mental health issues - was shot dead after confronting a policewoman.

Niamh Quinn, who's originally from Portlaoise, says people are still trying to get their heads around the incident:

Australian police are investigating another attack in Sydney.

A number of people - including a bishop - have reportedly been stabbed during a church service in the Wakeley district.

A man has been arrested.

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