Wakeley church stabbing: Live coverage

The stabbing of a bishop in Christ The Good Shepherd Church in Western Sydney has been declared a terror attack by NSW Police. It comes as specialist police search a home in Sydney's west as part of the investigation.

A 15-year-old allegedly stabbed a religious leader in Sydney’s west on Monday evening, with an angry mob of thousands injuring police and destroying police cars two days after the city was rocked by a knife massacre at Bondi Junction.

Assyrian religious leader Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel and another clergyman were stabbed as he delivered a live-streamed mass at the Christ The Good Shepherd Church in Wakeley just after 7pm on Monday.

Police arrested the teen at the scene but were forced to barricade themselves inside the church for several hours “for his safety” after an estimated 2000 people descended on the church demanding retribution.

NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb on Tuesday morning declared the stabbing a terror attack that was religiously motivated.

Authorities and religious leaders across Sydney convened a late-night meeting to call for calm as the 59-year-old bishop lay in hospital in a stable condition.

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Originally published as Wakeley church stabbing: Live coverage

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