Sydney has been shaken by another stabbing attack with a priest and worshippers assailed by a knife-wielding man Monday in a suburban church.
Bishop Mari Emmanuel was preaching a live-streamed sermon at Christ The Good Shepherd Church in the city’s west when a man dressed in black approached the altar and allegedly stabbed the Christian Orthodox priest multiple times.
BREAKING: STABBING ATTACK AT SYDNEY CHURCH THIS EVE
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Bishop Mar Mari was just attacked during live stream in Wakeley, Sydney (near Fairfield) while delivering his sermon.
No information yet on the perpetrator or motive, but the worst is… pic.twitter.com/If5rFzrRxS
— Australian Jewish Association (@AustralianJA) April 15, 2024
Horrifying footage of the incident, which was being broadcast live on the church’s YouTube page, shows Bishop Emmanuel look up in astonishment as the attacker suddenly rains down blows on his face and head, news.com.au reports.
The local Sydney-based outlet goes on to state:
The Bishop gained prominence during the Covid-19 pandemic after slamming Sydney’s lockdown as “mass slavery”.
He also claimed vaccines were futile because living “normally” would boost immunity.
“Are we humans? Because we are being treated like animals,” Bishop Emmanuel said in a sermon at the time in 2021.
“They are encouraging people to go and take vaccine and stay at home. They have had enough.”
Some reports suggest at least two others were also allegedly stabbed in the ensuing tussle. That claim is still to be verified.
New South Wales (NSW) police said they were responding to the incident, which took place just after 7pm.
A police operation is underway in Wakeley, following reports of a stabbing.
Officers attached to Fairfield City Police Area Command attended a location on Welcome Street, Wakeley following reports a number of people were stabbed.
Officers arrested a male and he is assisting…
— NSW Police Force (@nswpolice) April 15, 2024
The attack comes just 48 hours after six people were murdered in Westfield mall at Bondi Junction by a crazed knifeman, as Breitbart News reported.
Joel Cauchi, 40, stabbed five women and a male security guard to death and injured several others before he was gunned down by a police officer.
There is no suggestion the two events are linked.
More to come
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