At least four people were injured in the attack on Monday which was being streamed online
A teenage boy has been arrested after a bishop and a priest were stabbed during a church service in Sydney , Australia n police have said.
In the footage, which was being streamed online, members of the congregation scream and rush to stop it.Police said a 16-year-old has been arrested and the attack was being treated as a terror incident. A view inside the Christ The Good Shepherd Church in Sydney, Australia. Image: Facebook/Christ The Good Shepherd Church
Acting Assistant Police Commissioner Andrew Holland said Bishop Emmanuel and priest Isaac Royel, the teenager and at least two police officers were taken to hospital but there were no life-threatening injuries.The church said in a message on social media that the bishop and priest were in stable condition and asked for people's prayers.Police guard
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