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Sydney church stabbing: how an alleged attack on a firebrand preacher reignited tensions
As rumours spread after the incident, the streets around the Christ the Good Shepherd church in Wakeley descended into violent bedlam
At around 7pm on Monday night, a teenager wearing a black hoodie walked up to a bishop conducting a service in an Orthodox church in western Sydney, took out a knife and allegedly stabbed him repeatedly.
Between that moment and 12:34am when police issued a statement saying they had concluded their operation, the suburb of Wakeley descended into violent bedlam.
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Bishop stabbed during Sydney church service backs X's legal case to share video of the attack
A Sydney bishop who was stabbed repeatedly in an alleged extremist attack blamed on a teenager has backed X Corp. owner Elon Musk’s legal bid to overturn an Australian ban on sharing graphic video of the attack on social mediaABC News - World -
Teens plotted to buy guns, attack Jewish people after Sydney stabbing: police
Police allege in court documents that four teenagers plotted to buy guns and attack Jewish people days after a Christian bishop was stabbed in a Sydney churchABC News - World -
Teens plotted to buy guns and attack Jewish people after Sydney bishop was stabbed, police allege
Four teenagers plotted to buy guns and attack Jewish people days after a bishop was stabbed in a Sydney church, according to police documents cited in news reports.NBC News - Top stories -
Australian judge bans X from sharing video of bishop being stabbed in Sydney church
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Australian judge bans X from sharing video of bishop being stabbed in Sydney church
An Australian judge has ruled that social media platform X must block every user in the world from accessing video of a bishop being stabbed in a Sydney church, extending the prohibition beyond users in AustraliaABC News - Tech -
Teens plotted to buy guns, attack Jewish people after Sydney stabbing: police
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Australian police charge 5 teens in investigation stemming from stabbing of Sydney bishop
Five teenagers in Australia accused of following an extremist ideology have been charged with a range of offenses in an investigation that began with the stabbing of a bishop.NBC News - Top stories -
Muslim groups claim double standards in police handling of two high-profile stabbings in Sydney
Muslim groups in Australia have criticized the disparity in the police response to two stabbing attacks in Sydney this month, saying it created a perception of a double standard and further alienated the country’s minority Muslim communityABC News - World
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