Teen on terrorism charge

Police have charged a teen with terrorism after he allegedly stabbed a bishop at a church in western Sydney.

The charge over the alleged attack on Assyrian church Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel came as officers zero in on as many as 50 people involved in a violent riot after the incident.

New South Wales Police said counterterrorism officers interviewed the 16-year-old in hospital on Thursday and changed him with committing a terrorist act.

He was refused bail and a bedside court hearing was expected to be held today.

Bishop Emmanuel was stabbed during a live-streamed sermon at Christ the Good Shepherd Church at Wakeley on Monday night. The attack was declared a terrorist act because of the teen's possible religious motivation.

Dozens of police were injured, their cars vandalised and a cohort of officers and paramedics were forced to shelter inside the place of worship.

Dani Mansour, from Doonside, was the first person arrested and charged over the public-disorder incident.

Appearing in court on Thursday, the 19-year-old said he made a mistake but he was “pissed off” at police who had hurt people outside the church.

Mansour allegedly filmed himself kicking two police cars during the riot before uploading the footage to Instagram.

Speaking to reporters outside Blacktown police station on Thursday, he said he had “just done one (police car)”.

NSW Police commissioner Karen Webb said the man was not a member of the church community.

“(What) has been shown is that people just came along to participate in a riot and that's disgraceful and disgusting,” she said.

As many as 50 people were wanted for questioning over the unrest, including several who disguised themselves and police were looking for public help to identify.

In an audio message, the Bishop said he was recovering quickly before calling on followers to obey the law following the riot. –