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| York Minster General Synod service disrupted by attack | York Minster General Synod service disrupted by attack |
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| An attack on stewards has disrupted a high-profile church service at York Minster. | An attack on stewards has disrupted a high-profile church service at York Minster. |
| The Archbishop of York was giving the key sermon at the service, which forms part of this weekend's General Synod meeting, when the attack took place. | The Archbishop of York was giving the key sermon at the service, which forms part of this weekend's General Synod meeting, when the attack took place. |
| A spokesman for the Church of England said a man entered the minster as the service was starting and assaulted two stewards when he was asked to stop. | A spokesman for the Church of England said a man entered the minster as the service was starting and assaulted two stewards when he was asked to stop. |
| A man was restrained and then arrested, he said. | A man was restrained and then arrested, he said. |
| The spokesman, Arun Arora, said: "One of the stewards asked him to wait until the procession had passed and he assaulted the steward. | |
| "Another steward approached him, he also assaulted them before he was restrained by a member of staff. | "Another steward approached him, he also assaulted them before he was restrained by a member of staff. |
| "The police responded quickly and escorted the man away." | "The police responded quickly and escorted the man away." |
| The service is being attended by senior members of the Church of England including the Archbishop of Canterbury. | The service is being attended by senior members of the Church of England including the Archbishop of Canterbury. |