REVENGE FEARS AFTER CHURCH KNIFE ATTACK

Cops hurt in riots amid high tensions in Sydney

- MARK BAKER and ROD MCGUIRK

COMMUNITY leaders in Australia called for calm yesterday after the stabbing of a bishop an priest at a church service.

A boy of 16 was overpowered a Christ the Good Shepherd Church i Sydney after Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel and Father Isaac Royel were attacked on Monday.

The incident was captured on church livestream and quickly triggered unrest in the suburb of Wakeley.

Police stood guard around mosques after reports texts were circulating urging the Assyrian Christian community to retaliate against Muslims.

Video of the stabbing attack spread quickly on social media and an angry mob converged on the church.