The secretary of the Lebanese Muslim Association says he sat with the family of the teenager accused of stabbing a bishop on Monday night, and has called for harmony following the unrest.
The father of the 16-year-old boy who allegedly stabbed an Assyrian Bishop at at Western Sydney church on Monday night was "shocked" and had not noted signs of extremism in his son, a community leader says.
Following the stabbing Mr Kheir said there have been threats to Lakemba Mosque and other mosques across Sydney that "thankfully didn't eventuate". "The horrific terrorist violence is used to leverage some wider issue to create fear, or try to propagandise and recruit people." This criteria includes the actions of the individual, whether there was a political, religious or ideological cause, and whether it was done with the intention of intimidation.Ms Webb also said it was important to consider that there is a difference between a terrorist incident and a terrorist charge.Julian Droogan said there were pros and cons to authorities declaring terrorist incidents.
"I think police have to do the best they can to be able to charge an individual appropriately. I think that it's always difficult when ascribing cases to terrorist motivation, and there are dangers in doing so.""However, if not, of course there are dangers with ascribing any crime as terroristic."The Islamophobia Register Australia recorded a "significant spike" in reports of incidents, with 46 reported since Saturday.
Police Minister Yasmin Catley said extra police officers were deployed last night to patrol areas of Western Sydney following a crowd surge outside the Wakeley church the day before.Authorities investigating a stabbing incident at a Sydney church explain why it is being treated as an alleged terrorist attack, while Saturday's stabbing rampage at Bondi Junction was not.
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