Five teenagers charged in counter-terrorism operation following Sydney church stabbing

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Despite the recent attack, police confirmed there was no specific threat to public safety and Anzac Day commemorations.

NSW Police and Australian Federal Police said they had identified a "number of associates" of a 16-year-old boy who allegedly stabbed Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel at the Christ the Good Shepherd Church in Wakeley.

Seven teenage boys were arrested yesterday after 13 search warrants were executed across Bankstown, Prestons, Casula, Lurnea, Rydalmere, Greenacre, Strathfield, Chester Hill, Punchbowl and Goulburn."A number of items were seized as a result of yesterday's activity, including a significant amount of electronic material," NSW Police said in a statement.

"Two males, both aged 16, were charged with conspiring to engage in any act in preparation for, or planning, a terrorist act.

 

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