Cops hunt for 12 men following Sydney church riot in Wakeley trends now

Cops hunt for 12 men following Sydney church riot in Wakeley trends now
Cops hunt for 12 men following Sydney church riot in Wakeley trends now

Cops hunt for 12 men following Sydney church riot in Wakeley trends now

Twelve men captured on video outside a western Sydney church are among 50 people police are seeking following a riot which injured dozens of officers.

Assyrian Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel and Father Isaac Royel were stabbed during a live-streamed sermon at Christ the Good Shepherd Church in Wakeley last Monday night.

A 16-year-old boy has since been charged with a terrorism offence over the stabbings.

Twelve men captured on video outside a western Sydney church are among 50 people police are seeking following a riot which injured dozens of officers.

Twelve men captured on video outside a western Sydney church are among 50 people police are seeking following a riot which injured dozens of officers.

In the immediate aftermath of the attack, a large crowd converged on the church as people tried to hold down the attacker.

Dozens of police were injured, their cars vandalised and some officers and paramedics were forced to shelter inside the place of worship.

Three men have been charged and police are zeroing in on as many as 50 people involved in the violence.

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