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Post by Admin on Apr 15, 2024 16:56:26 GMT
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Post by Admin on Apr 15, 2024 23:52:18 GMT
A bishop was among several people reportedly stabbed at a church service in Sydney, Australia, on Monday in what police called a “terrorist act” just two days after the city was rocked by a mass stabbing in a busy shopping mall.
Video of the incident, appears to show a clergyman being attacked during a ceremony at Christ The Good Shepherd Church in Wakeley, western Sydney. Several others immediately attempted to intervene while screams could be heard in the church.
Members of the public restrained a 15-year-old boy at the scene, according to New South Wales police. Police then arrived and arrested the teenager, who was taken to a hospital under custody and received surgery for injuries sustained during the attack.
Police said none of those hurt received life-threatening injuries. A 53-year-old man received cuts to his head and a 39-year-old man, who was injured after attempting to intervene, suffered cuts and a shoulder wound, police said. Both were treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics and taken to Liverpool Hospital for further treatment, police said.
A local official identified the clergyman stabbed as Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel.
While he was bleeding, “he put his hand on the man that stabbed him and said something like, ‘May the Lord Jesus Christ Save you,’” Charbel Saliba, Deputy Mayor of Fairfield City, a suburb of western Sydney, told CNN.
The bishop is a well-known figure in the local community, Saliba said.
Video on social media showed chaotic scenes outside the church, as people kicked and threw objects at police cars, amid angry chants. “Several police officers were injured, police vehicles damaged, and property stolen,” police said.
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Post by Admin on Apr 16, 2024 2:36:04 GMT
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Post by Admin on Apr 16, 2024 14:00:03 GMT
A 16-year-old boy has been arrested after a bishop and several churchgoers were stabbed during a sermon in Sydney.
The incident happened on Monday evening at the Christ The Good Shepherd Church in the suburb of Wakeley.
At least four people were stabbed but police said none of their injuries were life-threatening.
The incident triggered unrest as hundreds gathered outside the church, clashing with police - two of whom were injured.
Vehicles were damaged as people threw stones, bricks and bottles and, according to Reuters news agency, police fired pepper spray.
Witnesses said the people gathered were demanding for the attacker to be brought outside.
Police said they had responded in numbers to the incident and urged the public to keep away from the area.
New South Wales acting assistant commissioner Andrew Holland said the 16-year-old suspect was being treated for wounds to his hand. He added he had been taken to a secure location.
The stabbing comes days after six people were killed at a shopping mall in Sydney. The attacker was later shot dead by a police officer.
There is no suggestion the two events are linked.
The bishop attacked on Monday was named by local media as Mar Mari Emmanuel.
Ordained by the Assyrian Orthodox Church in 2011, he is seen as a popular and controversial figure. His sermons have received millions of views on social media.
"There was so much anger because the bishop is loved by them, he's loved by myself as well, he preaches about the lord and we love the lord," local resident Canny told Reuters.
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