An inquest into New Zealand's 2019 mosque killings opened today, with relatives of the 51 people who died in the massacre hoping to discover if any lives could have been saved.
White supremacist Brenton Tarrant shot and killed 51 Muslim worshippers at two Christchurch mosques on 15 March 2019 in New Zealand's deadliest modern-day mass shooting.
"Our paramount concern is to comprehend the truth," Ms Galal said in a statement before the inquiry began. The detective described the homicide investigation launched in the wake of the attacks as"the largest" ever undertaken by New Zealand police,"with the size and scope of the offending being unprecedented in our history".
The killings carried out by Tarrant, an Australian former gym instructor from the rural New South Wales town of Grafton, horrified New Zealand and sparked global revulsion. Tarrant had livestreamed the killings on social media and published a manifesto online before carrying out the attacks.
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