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ASIO and police to investigate 'religiously motivated' Sydney church stabbing

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The Australian spy agency, ASIO, is investigating what may have motivated the teenager at the centre of an alleged stabbing attack in a southwestern Sydney church. Religious leaders are appealing for police to increase patrols, while ASIO and federal police won't confirm which religious ideology is believed to be behind the actions.
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