Five teenagers have been charged in relation to the stabbing of a bishop at a Sydney church, as part of a major counterterrorism operation. The arrests and charges stem from a knife attack at Christ the Good Shepherd Church in Sydney’s western suburb of Wakeley last week, where a 16-year-old allegedly stabbed Assyrian bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel and injured priest Isaac Royel. Police allege that the individuals charged adhered to a religiously motivated, violent, extremist ideology.
In a major counter-terrorism operation, Australian authorities have arrested seven teenagers with alleged links to a 16-year-old boy charged with a religiously-motivated terror attack on Assyrian Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel. Five additional individuals are also being questioned. The teens, who are believed to adhere to a violent extremist ideology, were detained based on their perceived threat to society. This operation, involving over 400 personnel, sought to mitigate potential risks of further harm. The Joint Counter Terrorism Team, comprising state and federal police, conducted 13 raids in Sydney and Goulburn, seizing significant electronic material.
