Second knife attack within three days in Sydney, Australia
In Sydney, Australia, a person has been arrested for a knife attack on a bishop and other people in a church. Today’s attack marks the second stabbing incident following one that occurred at a shopping center in Bondi, Sydney, on Saturday, resulting in the deaths of six people.
It’s currently unknown whether these two knife attacks, which happened within three days of each other in the same city, are related.
Security forces have reported no severe injuries in today’s attack. Police officials have stated that multiple people were injured in the attack at a church in Walkley, 30 km west of Sydney’s city center, but they haven’t provided a specific number. They announced that officers had arrested a male suspect and this person cooperated with officials for the investigation.
Local media reported that several people, including a church administrator, had been stabbed during a service. Videos purported to be from the incident, shared online, show a person with a knife attacking and stabbing a speaker.