Second stabbing attack in Sydney in a few days: church leader and several parishioners reportedly wounded

Second stabbing attack in Sydney in a few days: church leader and several parishioners reportedly wounded

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Several people were wounded in a knife attack on a church in Sydney, about 30 km west of Sydney, the attacker was arrested and the victims received medical treatment.

Several people were injured in a knife attack at a church in Walkley, about 30 km west of Sydney's central business district, police authorities said on Monday, UNN reports citing Reuters.

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Police detained the man, and he is assisting police in the investigation, the police said in a statement.

The victims sustained injuries that are not life-threatening and are being provided with medical care, police said.

Local media reported that a church leader and several parishioners were stabbed during a church service. A video of the incident that circulated online showed a man attacking the speaker and stabbing him.

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This is the second knife attack incident in Sydney after six people were killed in a knife attack at a shopping center in Sydney's Bondi district on Saturday.