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 the first of what are expected to be a host of murder charges that could mean he dies in jail. Flanked by armed police, the former personal fitness trainer gestured an upside-down “okay”, a symbol used by white power groups worldwide. Throughout the day people laid flowers at a makeshift memorial just beyond the police cordon around the Al Noor mosque, where most of the victims died.

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Duty to support Muslims, says Ardern marking 2 yrs of Christchurch mosque attack
3 years, 9 months ago

Duty to support Muslims, says Ardern marking 2 yrs of Christchurch mosque attack

Hindustan Times  

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern told an emotional memorial service marking two years since the Christchurch mosque attacks that the country had "a duty" to support its Muslim community. Ardern, who was widely praised for the compassion shown to survivors and the families of the victims of the shooting and her swift move to tighten firearms control in New …

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 massacre: a wake-up call
5 years, 9 months ago

Christchurch massacre: a wake-up call

The Hindu  

New Zealand was shaken to its core on Friday when at least 4 9 people were killed by a gunman in two mosques in Christchurch. Brenton Harrison Tarrant, the suspect, livestreamed the massacre on social media after releasing a white supremacist manifesto that called for removing the “invaders” and “retaking” Europe. The manifesto lauds Anders Breivik, the Norwegian far-right terrorist …

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 …

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 mosque shooting: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and other cricketers express solidarity with victims of Christchurch massacre
5 years, 9 months ago

New Zealand mosque shooting: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and other cricketers express solidarity with victims of Christchurch massacre

Firstpost  

Here’s how cricketers reacted after the unfortunate terror attacks in Christchurch in New Zealand which shook the whole world The terror attack on two New Zealand mosques, that led to the death of 49 people and from which the Bangladesh cricket team had a narrow escape, drew condemnation from the cricket fraternity with India captain Virat Kohli calling it “shocking …

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 …

Mosque attack that left 49 dead was the worst mass killing in New Zealand’s history
5 years, 9 months ago

Mosque attack that left 49 dead was the worst mass killing in New Zealand’s history

LA Times  

The Chiefs and Hurricanes observe a moment of silence Friday before a Super Rugby match at FMG Stadium in Hamilton, New Zealand. “This is one of New Zealand’s darkest days,” Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said late Friday after the attacks. The manifesto said the former personal trainer — an “ordinary white man” from a “low income family” — had come …

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