New Zealand mosque terror attack: Extremist gunman flashes grin in courtroom after being charged with murder; remanded till 5 April
5 years, 9 months ago

New Zealand mosque terror attack: Extremist gunman flashes grin in courtroom after being charged with murder; remanded till 5 April

Firstpost  

A right-wing extremist who filmed himself on a rampage that left 49 mosque-goers dead flashed a white power sign as he appeared in a New Zealand court on Saturday charged with murder. Christchurch: A right-wing extremist who filmed himself on a rampage that left 49 mosque-goers dead flashed a white power sign as he appeared in a New Zealand court on Saturday charged with murder. Outside the court, the son of 71-year-old Afghan victim Daoud Nabi demanded justice for his late father, who believed New Zealand to be a “slice of paradise.” “It’s outrageous, the feeling is outrageous,” he said. “It’s beyond imagination.” Ardern said the victims came from across the Muslim world, with Turkey, Bangladesh, Indonesia and Malaysia among the countries rendering consular assistance.

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‘OK’ hand gesture, ‘Bowlcut’ added to hate symbols database
5 years, 3 months ago

‘OK’ hand gesture, ‘Bowlcut’ added to hate symbols database

LA Times  

Brenton Tarrant, left, an Australian man charged with killing 51 people at mosques in New Zealand, flashes the “OK” symbol during a courtroom appearance in March. The “OK” hand gesture, a mass killer’s bowl-style haircut and an anthropomorphic moon wearing sunglasses are among 36 new entries in a Jewish civil rights group’s online database of hate symbols used by white …

'OK' hand gesture, mass killer's bowl-style haircut among 36 new entries to Jewish group's hate symbols database
5 years, 3 months ago

'OK' hand gesture, mass killer's bowl-style haircut among 36 new entries to Jewish group's hate symbols database

Firstpost  

The Anti-Defamation League has added the symbols to its online ‘Hate on Display’ database, which already includes burning crosses, Ku Klux Klan robes, the swastika and many other of the most notorious and overt symbols of racism and anti-Semitism. College Park, Maryland: The “OK” hand gesture, a mass killer’s bowl-style haircut and an anthropomorphic moon wearing sunglasses are among 36 …

Christchurch terror attack: Were lapse in intelligence, lack of police action causes of New Zealand mosque attack? Judicial probe begins
5 years, 7 months ago

Christchurch terror attack: Were lapse in intelligence, lack of police action causes of New Zealand mosque attack? Judicial probe begins

Firstpost  

A judicial inquiry into whether New Zealand’s police and intelligence services could have prevented the Christchurch mosque attacks in which 51 worshippers died began taking evidence on Monday. Wellington: A judicial inquiry into whether New Zealand’s police and intelligence services could have prevented the Christchurch mosque attacks in which 51 worshippers died began taking evidence on Monday. The royal commission …

New Zealand mosque attacks: While intel focuses on Islamist militants, Christchurch shooting shows how white nationalists fly beneath radar
5 years, 9 months ago

New Zealand mosque attacks: While intel focuses on Islamist militants, Christchurch shooting shows how white nationalists fly beneath radar

Firstpost  

Like other extremist groups, racist ideologues have leveraged the power and reach of the internet to disseminate violent ideas, and give advice on the logistics of terror. “We’re able to, in multiple sectors of government and policy… connect random knife attacks inspired by to a global terrorist movement with some ease,” Amarasingam wrote on Twitter after the Christchurch attack. In …

Christchurch Mosque attack suspect charged with murder
5 years, 9 months ago

Christchurch Mosque attack suspect charged with murder

Deccan Chronicle  

Christchurch: A right-wing extremist flashed a white power gesture as he faced the first of many murder charges in a New Zealand court on Saturday, while a shellshocked community dug graves for 49 mosque-goers he stands accused of slaying. Australia-born, 28-year-old Brenton Tarrant stood largely impassive in the dock wearing handcuffs and a white prison smock, as the judge read …

New Zealand mosque shooter broadcast slaughter on Facebook
5 years, 9 months ago

New Zealand mosque shooter broadcast slaughter on Facebook

Associated Press  

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — A white supremacist suspected in shootings at two mosques that killed 49 people during midday Friday prayers posted an anti-immigrant manifesto online and apparently used a helmet-mounted camera to broadcast live video of the slaughter on Facebook. She pronounced it “one of New Zealand’s darkest days.” Tarrant, who police say carried out at least one of …

New Zealand mosque attacks suspect praised Trump in manifesto
5 years, 9 months ago

New Zealand mosque attacks suspect praised Trump in manifesto

Al Jazeera  

Suspected gunman behind the Christchurch rampage dubbed the US president ‘a symbol of renewed white identity’. Moments before, his spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said: “We stand in solidarity with the people of New Zealand and their government against this vicious act of hate.” “The United States strongly condemns the attack in Christchurch. Jacinda Ardern, prime minister of New Zealand, described the …

New Zealand shooting: Deadly mosque terror attack that killed 49 'very well-planned', police say
5 years, 9 months ago

New Zealand shooting: Deadly mosque terror attack that killed 49 'very well-planned', police say

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The mosque shootings in Christchurch …

New Zealand shooting: Video shows police arresting suspected gunman after 49 killed in mosque attacks
5 years, 9 months ago

New Zealand shooting: Video shows police arresting suspected gunman after 49 killed in mosque attacks

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Video footage has emerged of …

New Zealand mosque shooting at Christchurch: Officials arrest 3; suspected shooter a white supremacist who live-streamed Friday attack
5 years, 9 months ago

New Zealand mosque shooting at Christchurch: Officials arrest 3; suspected shooter a white supremacist who live-streamed Friday attack

Firstpost  

Even though there is no official confirmation about the motives of the suspects in the New Zealand mosque shootings, preliminary media reports and one of the suspects’ ‘self-declaration’ of sorts suggests Islamophobic and anti-immigrant undercurrents to the deadly attack. At least, 49 people were killed in two separate shooting incidents at two mosques in New Zealand, in what Prime Minister …

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