At least one gunman killed 49 people during Friday prayers at two New Zealand mo...
CHRISTCHURCH - At least one gunman killed 49 people during Friday prayers at two New Zealand mosques in the country’s worst ever mass shooting.
Armed police following a shooting at the Al Noor mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, March 15, 2019. REUTERS/SNPA/Martin HunterForty-nine people were killed and 20 seriously injured in the shootings, which the Prime Minister has described as a “terrorist attack”. New Zealand police have arrested three people in connection with the attacks including one man who has been charged with murder.A gunman livestreamed the shootings on Facebook, after publishing a “manifesto” in which he denounced immigrants, calling them “invaders”.Police found two explosive devices attached to the suspects’ vehicles, which have since been disarmed.A police presence has been placed at mosques around the country and ramped up throughout Christchurch.
The Bangladesh cricket team narrowly avoided being caught up in the shooting while on a bus approaching one of the mosques while in the city for a match, which has since been canceled.The identities of the victims - further nationalities could be among the casualties, with Afghan and Malaysian government confirming nationals injured in the attack.
Whether there are more suspects - Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has said the government has no reason to believe there are more suspects, but was not assuming that was the case and intelligence services and police were working on establishing this.The suspects’ ideology and preparation for the attack - Prime Minister Ardern described them as having “extremist views”, but New Zealand’s police commissioner said the man charged with murder was not known to intelligence services.
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