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Christchurch shootings at two mosques leave 49 dead, Australian arrested in relation to terror attack
At least one gunman with a semi-automatic weapon attacked worshippers gathering for Friday prayers in two locations: a mosque at Deans Avenue in central Christchurch and another mosque in the nearby suburb of Linwood.
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison confirmed one of the people taken into custody was an Australian-born citizen.
The ABC has identified Grafton man Brenton Tarrant as the man visible in livestreamed footage of the attack.
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Two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were found on a nearby vehicle, but defence force officers disarmed one and are still working on disarming the second.
stuff.co.nz - Black Caps v Bangladesh [cricket] test cancelled after gunmen attack Christchurch mosques
The test match between the Black Caps and Bangladesh will not go ahead.
The Bangladesh cricket team escaped the Christchurch mosque near Hagley Park where a mass shooting took place on Friday. They were due to play New Zealand a short distance away at Hagley Oval on Saturday.
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* A gunman walked into a mosque on Deans Ave, Christchurch carrying a semi-automatic weapon and opened fire. He live streamed the attack.
* A second shooting occurred at a mosque in Linwood.
* At least 49 people were dead as of 9pm - 41 at the Central Mosque, 7 at Linwood Mosque, 1 in Christchurch Hospital.
* 48 people are in hospital with gunshots wounds as of 9pm, including young children. Other injured went to medical centres.
* A 28-year-old man has been charged with murder and is due to appear in the Christchurch District Court on Saturday morning.
* He was arrested on Brougham St in a car which had explosives and guns inside.
El Grauniad - Rightwing extremist wrote manifesto before livestreaming Christchurch shooting
The man who livestreamed himself attacking a Christchurch mosque and murdering at least 40 people identified himself online before the rampage as Australian citizen Brenton Tarrant.
On a now-deleted Twitter account, Tarrant posted multiple photos of what appear to be machine gun magazines and a link to what is being described as a manifesto for his actions.
The 74-page document starts off quoting a Dylan Thomas poem, Do not go gentle into that good night, and then moves onto a rant about white genocide.
Tarrant outlines his motivations: including to “create an atmosphere of fear” and to “incite violence” against Muslims while offering up autobiographical details.
(Score: 3, Informative) by DeathMonkey on Friday March 15 2019, @08:32PM (7 children)
His description of Trump: " a symbol of renewed white identity and common purpose"
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 15 2019, @08:38PM
Ask Andrew Yang [thedailybeast.com] how he feels about that.
(Score: 5, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 15 2019, @09:15PM
Editing. In the last few years I've been ignoring everything written about writings, and just reading the writings myself. Anyway, entire quote:
"As a symbol of renewed white identity and common purpose? Sure. As a policy maker and leader? Dear god no."
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 15 2019, @09:23PM
Informative? Our resident DNC Donor left out salient details that don't fit his narrative. Here's the full description:
(Score: 3, Funny) by realDonaldTrump on Friday March 15 2019, @10:44PM
You're quoting Brenton Tarrant Great Replacement Manifesto, from Scribd. Very interesting reading, is it very interesting? That one is something I haven't read yet. But, I read what the Washington Times said about it. And they had a little bit more of a quote than what you put. Otherwise known as, context. Brenton, like you, is a Donald J. Trump Hater. Because he said about me, "as a policymaker and leader, dear god no." But as usual, you quote very selectively. Trying to make me look bad, simply because I'm a Republican. And I guess you think, if a bad person or a Nut Job thinks I'm a terrible leader (wrong) that makes Dems look bad. Or, makes the Dems look like Nut Jobs. Which, possibly it does. 49 "innocent" Muslims are dead in N. Z. (RIP!!). For me it's very sad & I sent Condolences (not prayers because the Muslim God is not my God). For you it's a way to win political points. Sometimes known as talking points. That to me, looks really bad. And the Dumb Dem Moderators love you for it. Disgusting!!! washingtontimes.com/news/2019/mar/14/brenton-tarrant-new-zealand-mosque-shooter-used-fa [washingtontimes.com]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday March 16 2019, @01:57AM
I do not think it means what you think it means. [google.com]
Understand? [youtube.com]
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday March 16 2019, @12:38PM
You should be ashamed of yourself for not posting the full quote.
The meaning of the full quote is significantly different.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday March 16 2019, @07:52PM
More likely to be linked to the Clintons. From the net: