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Andrew Brown and Tess Ikonomou

Bishop backs stabbing video staying online

Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel says he is not opposed to videos of his stabing remaining on social media. (HANDOUT/Christ of Good Shepherd Church)

The Sydney bishop stabbed in an alleged terrorist attack has backed keeping graphic videos of his assault online, defending the "god-given right" to free speech.

In a video uploaded to YouTube, Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel made a public statement after he was stabbed several times during a live-streamed church service in Sydney's southwest on April 15.

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