Stabbing of Christian Bishop in Sydney Declared a ‘Terrorist’ Act

A senior police official said the incident satisfied the requirements of religiously motivated extremism.

A general view of signage is seen at Christ The Good Shepherd Church in the suburb of Wakeley in Sydney, Australia on April 16, 2024. Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images

Police in Australia declared the live-streamed alleged stabbing of a Christian church leader in Sydney “a terrorist incident.”

Orthodox Christian Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel was conducting a live-streamed sermon at Christ the Good Shepherd Church in Wakeley, a western suburb, at about 7 p.m. on April 15 when a young man dressed in black approached him.