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Sydney: on Monday, police authorities said that a number of people were injured in a stabbing at a church in Walkley, about 30 km (18 miles) west of the Sydney central business district. A police statement said that Officers arrested a male and he is assisting police with inquiries.
The police said that the injured people suffered non-life-threatening injuries and are being treated by paramedics. Videos circulating online depicted a man lunging and stabbing a bishop, prompting worshippers present at the scene to rush towards the attacker in an attempt to save the bishop.
Local media reported that a church leader and several worshippers were stabbed during a service at the church. “The injured people suffered non-life threatening injuries and are being treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics,” a police statement said.
It’s the second stabbing incident in Sydney after on Saturday, six people were killed in a knife attack at a mall in Sydney’s Bondi area . As of now, there is no suggestion that the two events are linked.
