Islamic leaders “unequivocally condemned” the stabbing of an Assyrian orthodox bishop in Sydney’s west that was livestreamed to church followers and drew out a violent mob who pelted police officers with rocks and other projectiles.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton and senior police officials called for calm after a 16-year-old boy, believed to have been motivated by religious ideologies, attacked Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel of the Christ the Good Shepherd Church on Monday night.
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Samantha Hutchinson is the AFR's National Reporter. Most recently, she was CBD columnist for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. Before that, she covered Victorian and NSW politics and business for The Australian, the AFR and BRW Magazine. Connect with Samantha on Twitter. Email Samantha at samantha.hutchinson@afr.com.au
