Warning: this video of an attack in Christ the Good Shepard Church shows scenes that viewers may find disturbing.
Four people have been stabbed during a service at a church in Sydney today. A video reportedly from the live-steam of Christ the Good Shepherd church appears to show outspoken Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel being attacked.
The Bishop is reported to have survived the attack, while four people in total were injured.
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The video shows members of the congregation screaming and rushing to help their bishop.
New South Wales Police said that four people were injured in the attack, and that a man in his 50s suffered multiple lacerations and has been taken to hospital in a serious condition. Others were treated at the scene.
The Bishop of the Ancient Assyrian Church of the East is known to followers in Australia as the “TikTok Bishop”, and has appeared on YouTube podcasts.
A police statement said: “A police operation is underway in Wakeley, following reports of a stabbing.
“Officers attached to Fairfield City Police Area Command attended a location on Welcome Street, Wakeley following reports a number of people were stabbed.
“Officers arrested a male and he is assisting police with inquiries.”
The attack happened within days of six people being killed during a stabbing attack at a shopping centre in Sydney.