Teenage boy to face bedside hearing on terrorism charge
Police have charged a 16-year-old boy with a terrorism offence over the alleged stabbing of a bishop at a Sydney church.
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Teenage boy faces bedside hearing on terrorism charge
Police have charged a 16-year-old boy with a terrorism offence over the stabbing of a bishop at a western Sydney church.
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Call for kindness as Sydney mall reopens after tragedy
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Church leader, churchgoers stabbed during service
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Police search for answers in Bondi killer’s past
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Mob gather as teen arrested after church leader stabbed
NSW Premier Chris Minns has called for calm in the community after police pushed back an angry crowd outside a Sydney church following the stabbing of a bishop.
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