New Zealand Police Commissioner Mike Bush says 49 people were killed in attack at two mosques
An attack on two crowded mosques in Christchurch during afternoon prayers has left 49 people dead on what Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern described as "one of New Zealand's darkest days".
Witnesses spoke of seeing bloodied bodies, with children also believed to be among the dead, and police warned of "extremely distressing footage" of the incident circulating on the internet. He said the shooting in Christchurch was carried out by "an extremist, right-wing, violent terrorist" who was an Australian-born citizen."This is an evolving incident and we are working to confirm the facts, however we can confirm there have been a number of fatalities," Police Commissioner Mick Bush said.
"We reject those notions and we must continue to reject them. This is not an enclave for that kind of behaviour, for that kind of ideology."I am not going to let this change New Zealand's profile, none of us should."
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