SYDNEY.- A priest and several parishioners were stabbed this Monday for a man, during a mass in a Christian church in Sydney, which was broadcast live on social networks.
According to the New South Wales Police, whose capital is Sydney, no one suffered life-threatening injuries.
In a statement, he assured that the detainee is cooperating with the investigation, without specifying more details or establishing a cause for the assault.
The attack happened around 7:00 p.m. local time (9:00 GMT) in the assyrian church of the Good Shepherd of the Wakeley district. It all happened while they broadcast the religious ceremony live through social networks.
This was the attack against the priest
In the video you can see how a man dressed in black approaches the altar where the religious goes to his parish and stabs the priest repeatedlyeven when he was on the ground.
The parishioners come to the aid of the religious and they manage to stop the aggressor.
The priest, identified as Sea Mary Emmanuelhas thousands of followers on social networks and became popular during the COVID-19 pandemic. covid-19 for his ultra-conservative sermons against vaccines and the LGTB+ community, notes The Sydney Morning Herald newspaper.
The regional Ambulance Service transported the religious man, aged about 65, to a hospital. While he treated in the place three people injured with lacerations on his arms and hands, reports the public channel ABC.
Following the incident riots occurred around the church, located in a multicultural community in western Sydney. A crowd asked the authorities to They will hand over the person responsible for the attackas seen in a video published on social networks.
“A large police response is underway and the public is urged to avoid the area,” police note.
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2024-04-28 16:49:51