Sixteen year old arrested after assault that injured bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel and a priest. Both are expected to survive
police say a knife attack in Sydney that wounded a bishop and a priest during a church service as horrified worshippers watched online and in person was an act of terrorism.
She said: “We’ll allege there’s a degree of premeditation on the basis that this person has travelled to that location, which is not near his residential address, he has travelled with a knife and subsequently the bishop and the priest have been stabbed.Win-win situation for Iran and Israel could escalate into lose-lose warfare“They’re lucky to be alive.”Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese said the boy was 16, adding that “there is no place for violence in our community”.
The teen suspect and at least two police officers were also taken to hospital, acting assistant police commissioner Andrew Holland told journalists. More than 100 police reinforcements arrived before the teen was taken from the church in the hours-long incident. Several police vehicles were damaged, Mr Holland said.
“We’ve asked for everyone to think rationally at this stage. We spoke to community leaders and members of the community to speak to their local people, to try and keep people calm.”
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