15-year-old arrested after bishop stabbed in Sydney church
At least four people were wounded, including a bishop with a global online following, in a knife attack during a service at a church in western Sydney, triggering clashes between angry residents and police.
Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel of the Assyrian Christ The Good Shepherd Church was speaking during an evening service on Monday when a man walked towards him and lunged with a knife, according to video of the event captured from a livestream on the church’s social media page.
AAP and Reuters
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