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An attack on a priest has just been captured on a live stream at the Christ the Good Shepherd Church in the Sydney suburb of Wakeley. pic.twitter.com/s17sHHHVw7

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Sydney church stabbing: crowds clash with police after bishop stabbed during mass

Riot police called in to disperse angry locals after Mar Mari Emmanuel was attacked at Assyrian Christ The Good Shepherd Church in Wakeley

Hundreds of people reportedly clashed with police in south-west Sydney on Monday night after a prominent Orthodox Christian leader was stabbed at the altar of his church.

Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel was saying mass at the Assyrian Christ The Good Shepherd Church in Wakeley just after 7pm when a man approached him at the altar and allegedly stabbed him multiple times. Three worshipers were also injured in the attack, which was caught on camera.

Officers attached to Fairfield police area command attended the church on Welcome Street, Wakeley and a man was arrested and taken into custody.

Police officers clashed with a large crowd of several hundred people that gathered outside the church in the wake of the incident to protest about the stabbing.

Riot police were called in to forcibly move the crowd on after police cars were smashed.

Police said they were still working to restore order hours after the stabbing, as a helicopter flew overhead urging the crowd to leave the area.