Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel, who was stabbed during a religiously motivated attack at The Good Shepherd Church in Sydney, forgave his alleged attacker and called for calm in a four-minute video message released on social media. The incident injured four people, including a 16-year-old boy who has been arrested but not charged. Authorities are investigating the attack as a terrorist act motivated by suspected religious extremism. Bishop Emmanuel urged his supporters to cooperate with the police and emphasized forgiveness and peace.
Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel was attacked during a service at the Christ the Good Shepherd church in Sydney, resulting in four people being injured with some taken to hospital in serious condition. A man has been arrested by New South Wales Police following the stabbing incident. This comes after a similar attack at a shopping center where six people were killed, with the perpetrator shot dead by an officer.
A 15-year-old boy was arrested after a bishop and a priest were stabbed during a church service in Sydney. The attack, treated as a terror incident, left at least four people injured. The incident, captured in a video showing the bishop being repeatedly stabbed, led to a crowd gathering outside the church, hurling bricks and bottles. The bishop and priest, along with the teenager and police officers, were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The church requested prayers for both the victims and the perpetrator.
In Australia, a 16-year-old boy stabbed two Christian clerics during a church service in Sydney, speaking in Arabic about Prophet Muhammad. The boy, overpowered by the congregation, is hospitalized under police guard with severe hand wounds. Community leaders, including Gamel Kheir, expressed shock at the incident and criticized the police for prematurely labeling it a terrorist act. The boy's family has left their home due to fear of retaliation.
On 15 April 2024, in Wakeley, a western suburb of Sydney, Australia, an assailant entered the Christ The Good Shepherd Assyrian church and stabbed six people, including bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel. It was the second mass stabbing in the city in three days, following the 2024 Bondi Junction stabbings.
A stabbing attack at a Sydney shopping centre resulted in the deaths of five women and a Pakistani security guard, Faraz Tahir, who had fled persecution in Pakistan. Speculations about the attacker being Muslim or Jewish circulated online before the suspect, Joel Cauchi, a white Christian man, was identified. Cauchi was shot and killed by police after allegedly confronting an officer with a knife. The attack, the deadliest in Australia since 2022, raised discussions about violence against women, anti-Muslim sentiments, and the exploitation of tragedies for political gain.
A 40-year-old man went on a stabbing spree at a busy Sydney shopping centre, specifically targeting women, resulting in the deaths of five women and one man. The victims included a designer, an architect, a student from China, and a new mother. Police Commissioner Karen Webb stated that the attacker, Joel Cauchi, focused on women and avoided men. Videos circulated on social media showed the attacker primarily targeting female victims. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese expressed concern over the gender breakdown of the victims. The attack ended when police shot the suspect dead, and Australia mourns the victims with national flags at half-mast.
Channel 4 issues a statement regarding calls for Countdown presenter Rachel Riley to be sacked after she falsely linked the Sydney mall stabbings to a pro-Palestinian uprising, which was later revealed to be unrelated. Riley apologised, clarifying her intention was not to promote Islamophobia. The tweet sparked mass outrage on social media, with demands for Channel 4 to take action. Joel Cauchi, the attacker in the Sydney mall massacre, had mental health issues. Channel 4 reminded Riley of her obligations as a contributor to their programming.
Officer Amy Scott bravely confronted and shot the attacker, Joel Cauchi, after he went on a stabbing spree at Westfield Bondi Junction shopping centre in Sydney. Scott's heroic actions saved many lives, as praised by NSW premier Chris Minns and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Despite the attacker's death, Scott administered CPR in an attempt to save him. Five victims of the stabbing have been named, including new mum Ash Good. Scott's fearless response was commended by officials and the public for her professionalism and bravery.
A nine-month-old baby girl, injured in a knife attack at a Sydney shopping center, has been moved from intensive care to a serious but stable condition after undergoing surgery for chest and arm injuries. The attack, carried out by Joel Cauchi, also resulted in the death of the baby's mother, Ashlee Good, and five others. Cauchi, who was shot dead by police, targeted women in the attack. A special investigation force has been formed to understand the motives behind the violence. The incident has shocked Australia, where mass killings are uncommon.
The sixth victim in the Sydney shopping centre stabbings, Yixuan Cheng, was a 25-year-old Chinese student studying economics at the University of Sydney. Her fiance in China, Mr Wang, mentioned speaking to her moments before the attack, where she tried on clothes for him. Joel Cauchi, the attacker, was shot by police and had a history of mental health issues. Ashlee Good, another victim, a new mum, passed her baby to safety before succumbing to injuries. Baby Harriet, after surgery, was reported to be doing well.
Mar Mari Emmanuel (born Robert Shlimon) is a Christian cleric who is currently the bishop of Christ the Good Shephard Church in Wakeley, New South Wales, Australia. In 2011, he was ordained a bishop in the Ancient Church of the East, but in 2015, he established an independent church in the Eastern Syriac tradition.
Damien Guerot, a French construction worker dubbed 'Bollard Man', confronted knifeman Joel Cauchi during a deadly stabbing rampage at a Sydney mall, preventing further casualties. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese praised Guerot's bravery and offered him the opportunity to stay in Australia for as long as he likes, even suggesting the possibility of citizenship. The attack targeted women, resulting in six deaths and 12 injuries, and has prompted calls for increased protection for women in Australia amidst ongoing investigations into the attacker's motives.
Frenchman Damien Guerot, a 31-year-old carpenter from Saint-Jean-sur-Mayenne, France, bravely faced down a knife-wielding murderer at the Westfield Bondi Junction in Sydney, halting the massacre. President Emmanuel Macron praised Guerot and offered him French citizenship for his heroism, and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese pledged him Australian citizenship, acknowledging his courage in stopping the attacker. Guerot, aided by a friend, used a bollard to block the attacker, preventing further harm. He is set to receive permanent residency in Australia following the incident.
This is a list of terrorist incidents in Australia where an organised group, or an individual claiming an association with such a group, attempts or plans an act of violence targeting innocents.
French national Damien Guerot confronted Joel Cauchi, the Sydney mall attacker, with a bollard to prevent him from reaching a children's play area. Guerot, along with his friend Silas Despreaux, acted on impulse when they heard the screams and tried to stop Cauchi. As Cauchi moved onto an escalator, Guerot confronted him, and despite being unable to catch him with the bollard, he pursued him with a chair. Inspector Amy Scott eventually shot Cauchi dead. Guerot and Inspector Scott have been praised for their heroic actions amid the tragic incident.
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