Bishop stabbed, multiple others injured in attack during church service in western Sydney

[Social Media]

 

A religious leader has been stabbed and up to three others injured in an attack at a church in Sydney's west.
The attack happened at Christ The Good Shepherd Church in Wakeley just after 7pm while a bishop was giving a service that was being livestreamed online.

 

Multiple police and ambulance crews arrived a short time later, and remain on the scene. The injured include four men, believed to be aged in their 60s, 50s, 30s, and 20s.

 

They have all been taken to hospital. There are also reports the emergency department at Liverpool Hospital is in lockdown. The church had advertised tonight's sermon was being delivered by His Grace Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel. 

 

15.04.24

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[Wobblybob]

The new norm thanks to useless governments.🥴

[still kicking]

2 minutes ago, Wobblybob said:

The new norm thanks to useless governments.🥴

No, that bishop was an a55hole he was an anti vaccer and complained about the Sydney lockdown 

[Wobblybob]

Just now, still kicking said:

No, that bishop was an a55hole he was an anti vaccer and complained about the Sydney lockdown 

Oh then a good stabbing was certainly justified, are you for real...do you know what you have just said!

[JonnyF]

31 minutes ago, still kicking said:

No, that bishop was an a55hole he was an anti vaccer and complained about the Sydney lockdown 

 

Wow.

 

Being pro bodily autonomy does not warrant being stabbed. What a bizarre post.

[JonnyF]

Best wishes to the victims. Once again, Sydney seems to be following Londons knife crime pandemic. 

 

Images on twitter of a large mob trying to get to the suspect. Police holding them off. Given some of the characters I have met in Sydneys western suburbs this could get ugly. Let's hope not. 

[CharlieH]

 

 

 

[Bkk Brian]

After wrestling him to the ground, the slime ball can be seen smiling. 

 

https://twitter.com/OliLondonTV/status/1779841672995655844

 

 

[JonnyF]

The attacker is 15 apparently.

 

The live feed showed him shouting allahu akbar as he attacked.

 

https://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/chilling-vision-of-grinning-alleged-attacker-of-sydney-bishop/news-story/8e3eb0fd4a9799e0989d643b2cad589b

 

Police treating it as a religiously motivated terrorist incident. 

 

Best wishes Sydney, you're going to need it.

 

 

[Social Media]

Update: Sydney church stabbing declared a 'terrorist attack'

 

Hundreds of people gathered outside the Assyrian Orthodox Church - about 35km south-west of the city centre - and clashed with police. Two officers were injured, one with a broken jaw after he was hit with a brick and fence paling. Twenty police vehicles were also damaged, with 10 left unusable.

 

The violence similarly left paramedics retreating for cover in the church, where they were "holed up" for more than three hours. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has convened an emergency meeting of national security agencies, calling the attack "disturbing".

 

"NSW is on edge and there's understandable community anxiety at the moment," said state premier Chris Minns. He appealed for calm, echoing calls from religious and community leaders.

 

16.04.24

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[giddyup]

I'm unclear as to why the mob were angry. Were they angry at the stabbing of the Bishop or supporting the attacker?

[JonnyF]

5 minutes ago, giddyup said:

I'm unclear as to why the mob were angry. Were they angry at the stabbing of the Bishop or supporting the attacker?

 

The were supporters of the elderly popular bishop, not too happy that he had been hacked up on the altar by a religious extremist in a Sydney suburb.

 

Hence the reason so many posters who were so vocal on the Bondi beach mall attack have mysteriously gone missing on this one. 

 

Curious. I guess they haven't seen the thread yet? 

 

Or possibly they, like the MSM are hoping this somewhat inconvenient religious terrorist slaying just fades away?

 

Well, Sydney has a lot more of this coming if the UK is anything to go by. Like I said before, Aussies repeating the UK'S mistakes. Strap in Bruce. 

[candide]

17 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

 

The were supporters of the elderly popular bishop, not too happy that he had been hacked up on the altar by a religious extremist in a Sydney suburb.

 

Hence the reason so many posters who were so vocal on the Bondi beach mall attack have mysteriously gone missing on this one. 

 

Curious. I guess they haven't seen the thread yet? 

 

Or possibly they, like the MSM are hoping this somewhat inconvenient religious terrorist slaying just fades away?

 

Well, Sydney has a lot more of this coming if the UK is anything to go by. Like I said before, Aussies repeating the UK'S mistakes. Strap in Bruce. 

"Hence the reason so many posters who were so vocal on the Bondi beach mall attack have mysteriously gone missing on this one."

 

Because, this time, there were no fallacious posts about the identity of the killer to correct? 😊

Edited April 16 by candide

[Scouse123]

18 hours ago, still kicking said:

No, that bishop was an a55hole he was an anti vaccer and complained about the Sydney lockdown 

 

 

What a stupid irrelevant comment.

[Scouse123]

48 minutes ago, giddyup said:

I'm unclear as to why the mob were angry. Were they angry at the stabbing of the Bishop or supporting the attacker?

 

 

I am fairly confident it will be the former, not the latter.

[Purdey]

A kid with a gun would have killed/injured many more.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_laws_of_Australia

[candide]

For a bit of context, the Assyrian Church originates from Iraq and Syria.

Assyrians and ISIS were enemies.

[nauseus]

19 hours ago, still kicking said:

No, that bishop was an a55hole he was an anti vaccer and complained about the Sydney lockdown 

 

No freedom then?

Edited April 16 by nauseus

[nauseus]

4 minutes ago, candide said:

For a bit of context, the Assyrian Church originates from Iraq and Syria.

Assyrians and ISIS were enemies.

 

Ah well, that's OK then.

[candide]

2 minutes ago, nauseus said:

 

Ah well, that's OK then.

Did I suggest that? Stop putting words in my mouth!

[Thingamabob]

20 hours ago, still kicking said:

No, that bishop was an a55hole he was an anti vaccer and complained about the Sydney lockdown 

Disgusting comment. Shame on you.

[lavender19]

21 hours ago, still kicking said:

No, that bishop was an a55hole he was an anti vaccer and complained about the Sydney lockdown 

Sounds like a very sensible guy to me

[transam]

14 minutes ago, lavender19 said:

Sounds like a very sensible guy to me

No, probably cost some followers their life, the opposite of his job......

[Lapun]

It would be preferrable to read this before further comments on the Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel at the Christ the Good Shepherd Church.

 

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-16/who-is-bishop-mar-mari-emmanuel-wakeley-church-attack/103728808

 

The service was being live streamed - hence the immediate response of people rushing to the church. However, the numbers in the news.com.au appear to be exaggerated. Also there were women & youths there as well, but the males were the main violent attackers.

 

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-16/violent-attack-crowd-sydney-church-stabbing-terrorist-incident/103728308

 

What is sad is that it gives fuel to anti-arab/muslim groups in Australia & around the world.

[transam]

 Perhaps Bish shouldn't wear a hoody, gives the wrong impression......🤨

[Paul Henry]

Pity the police were not on the scene and treated him the way all religious or homophobic idiots should be dealt with. "Live by the sword die by the sword!"

[RayC]

5 hours ago, JonnyF said:

 

Like I said before, Aussies repeating the UK'S mistakes. Strap in Bruce. 

 

What are those mistakes?

[jak2002003]

How come God did not protect the Bishop and the other people in the chrurch...i mean it's God's house? 

 

The other kids God also did not protect the kid from getting caught and arrested. 

 

It's almost like those gods do not exist, isn't it?  Yet billions of people are still fighting and killing each other in the name of their religions gods. 

 

Humans as a species have not progressed much further than a primative caveman. 

 

 

[riclag]

5 hours ago, JonnyF said:

 

The were supporters of the elderly popular bishop, not too happy that he had been hacked up on the altar by a religious extremist in a Sydney suburb.

 

Hence the reason so many posters who were so vocal on the Bondi beach mall attack have mysteriously gone missing on this one. 

 

Curious. I guess they haven't seen the thread yet? 

 

Or possibly they, like the MSM are hoping this somewhat inconvenient religious terrorist slaying just fades away?

 

Well, Sydney has a lot more of this coming if the UK is anything to go by. Like I said before, Aussies repeating the UK'S mistakes. Strap in Bruce. 

Brilliantly composed!

 

[CG1 Blue]

36 minutes ago, jak2002003 said:

Yet billions of people are still fighting and killing each other in the name of their religions gods. 

 

Humans as a species have not progressed much further than a primative caveman. 

 

"Yet billions of people are still fighting and killing each other in the name of their religions gods."

 

One particular religion seems to be involved in every conflict / act of religious violence.

Thankfully some western leaders are finally being honest about this (re the impact of the influx to their own countries). Even EU leaders are starting to take it seriously.