Auckland terror attack: Six stabbing victims still in hospital

September 3 2021 The man who stabbed six innocent supermarket shoppers in a terrorist attack - before being shot dead by police - was an "Isis-inspired known threat" who was under constant police surveillance, says Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Video: NZ Herald / Supplied

Six shoppers stabbed inside the Countdown supermarket at LynnMall in West Auckland yesterday remain in hospital today.

The victim taken to Middlemore Hospital with moderate injuries remained in a stable condition, a Counties Manukau DHB spokesman told the Herald.

The Herald asked Auckland DHB for an update on the four patients taken to its hospital, three critical and one serious, and a spokeswoman said to liaise with police.

Auckland City Hospital. Photo / RNZ

A police spokeswoman said she didn't have an update yet but they expected to put out a statement later today.

A Waitematā DHB spokesperson also referred the Herald to police, regarding the victim taken to Waitākere Hospital in a moderate condition.

New Zealand woke up this morning to the continued shock from the incident yesterday, when a 32-year-old Isis-sympathiser walked into Countdown, grabbed a knife and stabbed six people before police shot him dead.

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The incident happened inside LynnMall, in New Lynn, West Auckland, around 2.30pm.

The man, who Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern described as a "lone wolf" attacker, had been under 24/7 police surveillance and undercover officers were on the scene and shot him dead within 60 seconds.