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Sydney faces second knife attack as police investigate why mall attacker targeted women
People place flowers as a tribute near a crime scene at Bondi Junction in Sydney, Monday, April 15, 2024, after several people were stabbed to death at a shopping on April 13

A MAN was arrested in Sydney today after a second stabbing took place in the Australian capital.

A bishop and three churchgoers were injured in the attack which took place during a televised service this evening, police said.

A video on social media shows a man dressed in black approaching a cleric at the altar of Christ the Good Shepherd in suburban Wakely and appearing to stab him repeatedly in the head and upper body.

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