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Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel Stabbed During Church Service
Sydney Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel was among four people injured in an alleged stabbing incident during a church service in Wakeley, New South Wales on Monday night.
The livestream of the service at the Christ The Good Shepherd Church in Wakeley showed an assailant walking up to Bishop Mar Mari and stabbing him multiple times.
The assailant was quickly restrained by members of the congregation and taken into custody by police.
Bishop Mar Mari was taken to a nearby hospital, where he is said to be in stable condition.
The other three victims of the stabbing were also taken to hospital for treatment of their injuries.
The motive for the attack is still unknown, but police are investigating the incident.
Bishop Mar Mari is a well-known and respected figure in the Assyrian community in Australia.
He has been an outspoken critic of the persecution of Christians in the Middle East, and has worked to raise awareness of the plight of refugees.
The stabbing has sent shockwaves through the Assyrian community in Australia and around the world.
Many people have taken to social media to express their support for Bishop Mar Mari and to condemn the attack.
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