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| 2 people injured in stabbing attack on Virginia church, suspect taken into custody | 2 people injured in stabbing attack on Virginia church, suspect taken into custody |
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| Police have said that several people, including a pastor, have been treated for non-life threatening injuries after a knife-wielding attacker stormed into a Grace Covenant Church in Chantilly, Virginia. | Police have said that several people, including a pastor, have been treated for non-life threatening injuries after a knife-wielding attacker stormed into a Grace Covenant Church in Chantilly, Virginia. |
| Fairfax County police said they were alerted of an alleged stabbing at the church around 3.00 pm on Saturday afternoon. | Fairfax County police said they were alerted of an alleged stabbing at the church around 3.00 pm on Saturday afternoon. |
| The attacker is said to have charged on the church's pastor which was reportedly conducting a bible study group at the time. Police said that Fairfax County police chief Edwin C. Roessler, who was present at the event, intervened, helping to subdue the suspect. | The attacker is said to have charged on the church's pastor which was reportedly conducting a bible study group at the time. Police said that Fairfax County police chief Edwin C. Roessler, who was present at the event, intervened, helping to subdue the suspect. |
| Local media reported that Roessler was among those who have been hurt as a result of the incident. The Washington Post reported, citing police, that the chief escaped relatively uncathed, without suffering any stab wounds, but was "scratched and perhaps bitten.” | Local media reported that Roessler was among those who have been hurt as a result of the incident. The Washington Post reported, citing police, that the chief escaped relatively uncathed, without suffering any stab wounds, but was "scratched and perhaps bitten.” |
| The attack has sparked a massive police response, with witnesses reporting on Twitter that they saw police helicopters and several ambulances rushing towards the scene. | |
| The motive behind the stabbing is so far unknown. | |
| Senior pastor of the church, Brett Fuller, also serves as a chaplain to the Washington Redskins. The team has recently announced they would retire their logo and change the name after it came under heightened scrutiny amid mounting racial tensions gripping the US. | |
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