Mass shooting at mosque in New Zealand
Mar 14, 2019 23:01:49 GMT -4
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Post by Souriquois on Mar 14, 2019 23:01:49 GMT -4
Gunman opens fire at New Zealand mosques, casualties reported
Police say a gunman opened fire in at least two mosques in New Zealand on Friday and media reported there were several casualties, after police deployed armed officers in response to shots fired in the centre of Christchurch city.
People in the centre of the city should stay indoors, police said.
Police officials did not immediately comment on whether the incident took place in the mosques or nearby. There is no official confirmation on casualties.
Media said shots had been fired near a mosque and a witness told broadcaster One News that he saw three people lying on the ground, bleeding outside the building.
"Horrified to hear of Christchurch mosque shootings. There is never a justification for that sort of hatred," said Amy Adams, a member of parliament from Christchurch.
Witness Len Peneha told The Associated Press he saw a man dressed in black enter the Masjid Al Noor mosque and then heard dozens of shots, followed by people running from the mosque in terror.
He said he also saw the gunman flee before emergency services arrived.
Peneha said he went into the mosque to try and help: "I saw dead people everywhere. There were three in the hallway, at the door leading into the mosque, and people inside the mosque," he said. "It's unbelievable nutty. I don't understand how anyone could do this to these people, to anyone. It's ridiculous."
The Bangladesh cricket team is in Christchurch to play New Zealand in a third cricket test starting on Saturday.
Mario Villavarayen, strength and conditioning coach of the Bangladesh cricket team was quoted by the New Zealand Herald as saying that the team was close to where the shooting occurred, but was safe.
"The players are shaken up but fine," Villavarayen was quoted as saying.
Police say a gunman opened fire in at least two mosques in New Zealand on Friday and media reported there were several casualties, after police deployed armed officers in response to shots fired in the centre of Christchurch city.
People in the centre of the city should stay indoors, police said.
Police officials did not immediately comment on whether the incident took place in the mosques or nearby. There is no official confirmation on casualties.
Media said shots had been fired near a mosque and a witness told broadcaster One News that he saw three people lying on the ground, bleeding outside the building.
"Horrified to hear of Christchurch mosque shootings. There is never a justification for that sort of hatred," said Amy Adams, a member of parliament from Christchurch.
Witness Len Peneha told The Associated Press he saw a man dressed in black enter the Masjid Al Noor mosque and then heard dozens of shots, followed by people running from the mosque in terror.
He said he also saw the gunman flee before emergency services arrived.
Peneha said he went into the mosque to try and help: "I saw dead people everywhere. There were three in the hallway, at the door leading into the mosque, and people inside the mosque," he said. "It's unbelievable nutty. I don't understand how anyone could do this to these people, to anyone. It's ridiculous."
The Bangladesh cricket team is in Christchurch to play New Zealand in a third cricket test starting on Saturday.
Mario Villavarayen, strength and conditioning coach of the Bangladesh cricket team was quoted by the New Zealand Herald as saying that the team was close to where the shooting occurred, but was safe.
"The players are shaken up but fine," Villavarayen was quoted as saying.
Radicalized by the Internet... posted an 80 some page manifesto on 8chan and said "subscribe to PewDiePie" before committing the shooting.
Said he was a fan of Candace Owens.
His manifesto:
www.scribd.com/document/401941994/NEW-ZEALAND-SHOOTER-S-MANIFESTO