Sydney has been shaken by another stabbing attack after a knife-wielding man stabbed a priest while he was giving a Sermon in church.
Bishop Mari Emmanuel was live-streaming his sermon at Christ The Good Shepherd Church in the city’s west when he was approached by a man at the altar, who then proceeded to stab him multiple times.
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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
The horrifying footage of the incident was captured on the live broadcast via the church’s YouTube page.
The video shows Bishop Emmanuel looking up in astonishment as the attacker stabs his face and head.
The Daily Mail reported:
The alleged attacker was bundled into the back of an armoured police Bearcat vehicle shortly after 10pm.
Around a dozen officers and members of the riot squad watched on as he was whisked away from the tense scene (pictured below).
He has now been taken to an undisclosed location due to fears for his safety.
It comes as pictures have emerged of smashed police car windows and windscreens.
At 10.30pm, NSW Police said they were continuing to ‘work on restoring order’ in the area.
The Bishop gained prominence during the Covid-19 pandemic after slamming Sydney’s lockdown as “mass slavery.”
Other reports suggested that at least two others were also allegedly stabbed at the church.
New South Wales (NSW) police confirmed they were responding to the incident.
Officers attached to Fairfield City Police Area Command attended the church following reports a number of people were stabbed.
Emmanuel gained a large following as an outspoken critic of COVID restrictions.
He described lockdowns in one sermon as “mass slavery” while speaking out against vaccine mandates.
According to News.com.au, “Are we humans? Because we are being treated like animals,” the bishop said in one 2021 sermon.
The brutal attack came just 48 hours after six people were murdered in Westfield Mall at Bondi Junction by a crazed knifeman,
Joel Cauchi, 40, stabbed five women and a male security guard to death while injuring several others before police gunned him down.
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