Hunt for 50 Rioters, One Charged, Over Church Stabbing in Western Sydney

The attack was declared a terrorist act because of the teen’s possible religious motivation, but he is yet to be charged over the incident.

Locals gather with police to guard the perimeter of the Christ the Good Shepherd Church in Sydney's western suburb of Wakeley on April 15, 2024, after several people were stabbed in the church premises. Australian police arrested a man after several people were stabbed at a church in Sydney on April 15 and emergency services said four people were being treated for non-life threatening injuries. (Photo by DAVID GRAY / AFP) Photo by DAVID GRAY/AFP via Getty Images

Investigators are yet to speak with a teen who allegedly stabbed a bishop but police are zeroing in on as many as 50 people involved in a violent riot after the incident.

Stabbing victim, Assyrian church bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel, spoke publicly for the first time after the alleged terror attack, saying he forgives his accused assailant.