CHRISTCHURCH: Gunmen who opened fire in two mosques here today live-streamed the slaughter on Facebook showing the execution of namazis in the 17-minute video. A gunman who drives away in a Subaru station wagon (beige) after shooting is heard saying: “There wasn’t even time to aim… there were so many targets”.
New Zealand Police took to the twitter to comment on the footage:
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Although the Police has nabbed four suspects (three men and a woman) in connection with the shooting, their identities had so far not been revealed. Police had later confirmed that one man in his late 20s had been charged with murders, and that two explosive devices were found attached to a vehicle that they had stopped.
Just before the attack, in a social media post (account that most probably belonged to one of the shooters) posted a link to an 87-page manifesto harboring anti-immigrant, anti-Muslim ideas and justification for the attack.
By means of Twitter, the NZ Police has asked all mosques nationally to shut their doors and advised that people refrain from visiting.
Police here took to the twitter to proclaim: “We continue to utilize every possible resource to resolve the situation Police work with a number o agencies in preparation for events of this nature and we have plans and procedures in place which we are following.”
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern while talking at a Presser held in Wellington termed the day as one of the country’s darkest: “What has happened here is an extraordinary and unprecedented act of violence.” Ardern said the attacker had “no place in New Zealand. For now, my thoughts and I’m sure the thoughts of all New Zealanders are with those who have been affected their families,” she said. PM believes that people lost their lives as a result of extreme violence in (city’s main Al-Noor Mosque and in Linwood in the suburb). According to her, the act can now only be described as a terrorist attack. Confirming that four people had been taken into custody the PM said New Zealand had been placed on its highest security threat level.
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Bangladesh Cricket Team narrowly escaped the attack:
According to a Twitterati, Bangladesh team escaped from a mosque near Hagley where there were active shooters and ran back through Hagley Park to the Oval. When the attack commenced some of the Bangladesh players disembarked from a team bus and were about to enter the mosque. Bangladesh cricket board is in contact with New Zealand cricket authorities apropos safety of players.
A relevant piece published:
