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WALL – It was announced that many people were injured in a knife attack at a church in the west of Sydney, Australia. Police say officers detained a male and assisted police with their investigation. New South Wales (NSW) State Ambulance Service announced that at least four people were injured in the attack.
According to local media reported by the BBC, the knife attack took place during a ritual; The ritual was being broadcast live on the internet at this time. Police announced that they arrived at the scene after the attack, which was reported to have occurred in the Wakeley area. In the statement, it was stated that none of the injured were thought to be life-threatening and one man was detained. While it was shared in the news that the religious official who performed the ritual was also injured, the police and emergency medical teams reported that they responded to those injured in the attack.
SECOND ATTACK IN A WEEK
It was stated that the incident took place at Christ The Good Shepherd Church. In the video footage, a man dressed in dark clothes was seen approaching the cleric and then attacking him. Meanwhile, many people tried to intervene and intervene in the situation. Many people were also heard shouting in panic and fear during the live broadcast. An eyewitness told that the injured priest was Mar Mari Emmanuel.
On the other hand, there was no evidence of a possible connection between the stabbing attack in a shopping mall in Sydney, in which six people lost their lives, and the attack in the church. The attacker in the shopping mall was shot and killed by the police, and it was concluded that he did not commit the attack with an ‘ideological motive’. New South Wales (NSW) State Police shared the information that the attacker specifically targeted women.
(FOREIGN NEWS SERVICE)
