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Australian PM Albanese calls for unity after church attack

16 April 2024
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2024-04-16 19:45

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called for the country to unite after a brutal knife attack during a church service late on Monday.
Anthony Albanese, Australian Prime Minister said "This is a disturbing incident. There is no place for violence in our community, there is no place for violent extremism. We are a peace-loving nation. This is a time to unite, not divide as a community and as a country."
The attack occurred on late Monday and two people were stabbed when a 16-year-old suspect rushed the dais at an Assyrian Christian church in western Sydney, slashing wildly at the bishop who was giving a sermon. The bishop was stabbed in the head and chest and taken to hospital. The attacker was immediately subdued by outraged congregants and later apprehended by police.

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