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- Sydney church stabbing: police treating as terrorist attack the alleged stabbing of bishop during livestreamed mass
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The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, says he has been briefed by the Australian federal police following an alleged stabbing at a Wakeley church overnight.
Albanese wrote on X:
I have been briefed by the AFP and our security agencies regarding the shocking incident at Wakeley’s Christ the Good Shepherd Church.
As police continue their investigations, Australians are thinking of those who have been injured, the first responders who rushed to help and the police who worked to restore order.
They are coming out on a united front irrespective of religion, political [or] ideological views, and I think that is really important to send a message [that] we are collectively one community …
We are a fairly big mixed community now in NSW but it doesn’t mean we can’t live side by side.
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