Seven youngsters arrested following stabbing of bishop

Seven youngsters have been arrested by Australian police for allegedly belonging to a community that follows “violent extremist ideology”.

It follows an assault on an Assyrian bishop whereas he was livestreaming a sermon in Sydney final week. Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel was injured within the assault at The Good Shepherd Church together with three others.

He publicly forgave his attacker and known as for peace after riots broke out within the aftermath of the assault. 

A 16-year-old boy was arrested over the stabbing and is claimed to be a part of the identical community, police stated. He was charged with committing a terrorist act final Friday and faces life in jail. 

The seven arrested throughout raids throughout Sydney on Wednesday are aged 15 to 17. 

New South Wales Police Deputy Commissioner David Hudson stated the suspects have been thought of a direct risk, though Australian Federal Police Deputy Commissioner Krissy Barrett stated there was no proof of particular targets or timing of an supposed “violent act”, AP information company studies.

“We will allege that these people adhered to a religiously motivated, violent extremist ideology,” Hudson instructed reporters.

“It was thought of that the group … posed an unacceptable threat and risk to the individuals of New South Wales, and our present purely investigative methods couldn’t adequately guarantee public security.”

X, previously Twitter, is contesting a courtroom order to take away clips of the livestream displaying the bishop being attacked.