A Sydney bishop has been allegedly stabbed during a church service in the city's south-west on Monday night [15/04/2024], where police officers were also injured.
The attack occurred at the Assyrian Orthodox Church, Christ The Good Shepherd Church in Wakeley, with graphic video showing a man lunging at Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel with something in his hand during a mass that was being broadcast online.
NSW Ambulance said three other people were also stabbed.
A male was arrested at the scene and "has been removed from the church and taken to an undisclosed location," according to NSW Police.