Most if not all the the victims gunned down at two Christchurch mosques during Friday prayers were apparently killed by an immigrant-hating white supremacist who broadcast live video of the slaughter on Facebook.
Scores of worshipers were gunned down at two New Zealand mosques, with at least 49 dead, and a suspect was charged with murder Saturday as residents of this nation where police rarely carry firearms tried to come to grips with the worst terrorist attack in recent history.The gunman had livestreamed the slaughter, apparently from a helmet-cam, on Facebook. A white supremacist manifesto was posted under the suspect’s name.
The suspected gunman posted a jumbled, 74-page manifesto on social media under the name Brenton Tarrant, identifying himself as a 28-year-oldout to avenge attacks in Europe perpetrated by Muslims. The former personal trainer — who described himself as an “ordinary white man” from a “low income family” — said he’d come to New Zealand only to plan and train for the attack.
New Zealand's police commissioner and eyewitnesses discuss the deadly mass shootings at multiple mosques Friday in Christchurch. Trump has drawn criticism for demonizing migrants and for saying that there were"fine people on both sides” of a 2017 white nationalist march in Virginia that turned deadly.
Last year, New Zealand announced it would boost its annual refugee quota from 1,000 to 1,500 in 2020. Ardern, whose party campaigned on a promise to take in more refugees, called it"the right thing to do." The companies faced widespread criticism after the massacre. “Social media companies have avoided any real confrontation with the fact that their product is toxic and out of control,” said Mary Anne Franks, University of Miami law professor and president of the Cyber Civil Rights Initiative.
The second attack took place at the Linwood mosque about 3 miles away. Mark Nichols told the New Zealand Herald that he heard about five gunshots and that a worshiper returned fire with a rifle or shotgun. The nation has relatively loose gun laws but few gun homicides. The prime minister on Saturday vowed to tighten those laws.
“It’s devastating. It’s pretty sad to hear,” said Jessica Roche, 28, a native of France who went to study in Christchurch in 2012 and now lives in Wellington. “When you think New Zealand is one of the safest countries in the world, it’s pretty sad.”
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