Australian police said on Sunday they were investigating an incident at a shopping center in the southern city of Adelaide that led to the evacuation of the center and left some minor injuries.
Police said they received reports of two groups of young men fighting in the food court at the Westfield Marion shopping center, with some members of the group armed.
“Following the incident, center management activated an audible alert and an evacuation alarm, and the center was placed on lockdown,” South Australia State Police said in a statement. “Several customers who had taken shelter in stores were safely escorted out of the center.
Police said they were satisfied there was no ongoing threat to the community, but further investigations were underway to identify the groups involved.
South Australia Police Deputy Commissioner Scott Duval told reporters that footage from the scene showed it was not a random attack, according to the Australian Broadcasting Corp.
He said no one was injured during the altercation between the boys, but that a 77-year-old woman may have fallen during the evacuation and suffered a fracture, and that a young girl, aged 14 years old according to him, could also have been injured during the operation.
The incident comes less than three months after a man attacked shoppers with a knife at another Westfield shopping center in Sydney, killing six people.
