Counter-terror raids launched in Sydney as part of investigation into Wakeley church stabbing

AFP commissioner Reece Kershaw confirmed raids were in relation to stabbing of bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel

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New South Wales police have conducted counter-terror raids across south-western Sydney as part of the investigation into the stabbing of a bishop at a church in Wakeley last week.

“The JCTT [joint counter-terrorism team] Sydney is executing search warrants in Sydney today as part of an ongoing investigation,” NSW police said in a statement on Wednesday.