SYDNEY: At least four people including a bishop and a priest were wounded in a knife attack during a service at a church in Sydney on Monday (Apr 15), triggering clashes between angry residents and police.
It was the second reported mass stabbing in just three days in the city after six people were killed in a knife attack at a mall in the Bondi area.
Australian police said in an update that a 15-year-old boy had been detained over the incident.
New South Wales acting assistant commissioner Andrew Holland said the suspect was being treated for wounds to his hand and had been taken to a secure location after the attack sparked community unrest.
Authorities earlier said that a "large police response" was underway and urged the public to avoid the area in Wakeley, a suburb about 30km west of Sydney's central business district.
A large crowd had quickly gathered outside the church after the attack at the Christ the Good Shepherd Church, throwing rocks at police and demanding they bring out the perpetrator, according to two witnesses.
Hundreds of members of the local community attempted to make their way past a phalanx of riot police to reach the suspect and a Reuters journalist said police fired pepper spray as they pushed back people onto nearby streets.
More than 100 police officers were ultimately called in to deal with the unrest, and two were taken to hospital with injuries.
Emergency services told AFP that four men aged between 20 and 70 were being treated for "non-life threatening injuries" including lacerations. Eleven ambulances were earlier on location.
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2024-04-15 15:36:06Z
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