Australian Police Declare Sydney Church Attack a Religiously Motivated Terrorist Incident
On Tuesday, Australian police declared a brutal knife attack at an Assyrian Christian church in Sydney, which was live-streamed, as a religiously motivated "terrorist" act.
A prominent bishop and others were injured, and the suspect, who was known to the police but not on any watch list, is being investigated.
The public is being urged to remain calm.
The attack was deemed an act of religiously motivated "extremism" that intimidated the church parishioners and online viewers.
A disturbance outside a church led to violent clashes between angry civilians and police.
The crowd attacked the officers with bricks, concrete, palings, and missiles, injuring several and damaging 20 police vehicles.
The injured officers were taken to the hospital.
The authorities vowed to find and arrest those involved in the riot.