New Zealand horror shooting LIVE: 49 people confirmed dead and 40 injured
Man charged with murder following the death of 49 people in mosque attack
As many as 41 people died at one mosque, seven at another and one person died in hospital, the police commissioner told reporters. In a 74-page manifesto, believed to have been written by Tarrant, he describes anti-immigrant motives, saying the victims were a “large group of invaders” who he says “seek to occupy my peoples lands and ethnically replace my own people “.
The answer says: “Just a ordinary White man, 28 years old. Born in Australia to a working class, low income family. Two suspicious bags in Auckland, destroyed in controlled explosions earlier, are not believed to be connected to the Christchurch attack.How the mosque massacres unfoldedHere is how the tragedy unfolded:
Ireland Latest News, Ireland Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
New Zealand shootings: 49 killed in attacks at two mosques in ChristchurchMore than 48 injured, three arrested in country’s worst mass shooting
Read more »
At least 49 people dead after mass shootings at two New Zealand mosquesFour people are in custody, including an Australian citizen described as a ‘right-wing terrorist’.
Read more »
49 dead in attacks on New Zealand mosquesAn 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'.
Read more »
'Multiple fatalities' in attacks on New Zealand mosquesAn attack on two crowded mosques during afternoon prayers left multiple people dead, police said, on what Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern described as 'one of New Zealand's darkest days'.
Read more »
'Significant number' of people killed in mass shooting at mosques in New ZealandThere has been no death toll confirmed but Christchurch police say there are 'a significant number of fatalities' in the two mosques that were targeted during Friday prayers
Read more »
At least 40 people killed in mass shootings at two New Zealand mosquesDeath toll has reached 40 in two devastating shooting at mosques in Christchurch. One man in custody has been described as a 'right-wing terrorist'
Read more »
'One of New Zealand's darkest days'New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the attacks on two mosques in Christchurch, which left at least 40 people dead, was a terrorist attack that is unprecedented.
Read more »