A prominent Christian leader has allegedly been stabbed at the altar during a mass in south-west Sydney.
Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel was saying mass at Assyrian Christ The Good Shepherd Church in Wakeley just after 7pm when a man approached him at the altar and allegedly stabbed toward his head multiple times. A live stream of the mass shows the congregation swarm forward toward Emmanuel before it was cut off.
The church leader gained a large online following during the Covid pandemic.
A police operation is under way in Wakeley, after 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 injured people suffered non-life threatening injuries and are being treated by NSW ambulance paramedics.
The community is urged to avoid the area.
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