On early Friday, a man armed with a knife rushed into a shopping mall in Auckland, New Zealand, injuring several people. The perpetrator, who was supposedly a supporter of Daesh*, was reportedly shot by the police within a minute after the attack.

Seven people were injured in the terror assault at an Auckland supermarket, according to New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, with three of them still in critical condition.

As per the New Zealand Herald's report, in total, five individuals are currently in the hospital, including the three persons who were critically injured. At the moment, two persons are recuperating at home.

Ardern provided new information about the assailant but said his name could not be divulged owing to a court order. She noted that before releasing more information, the court has given the family of a criminal a 24-hour window.