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posted by martyb on Friday March 15 2019, @07:51PM   Printer-friendly

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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.

stuff.co.nz - live coverage

* 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.

Also on BBC, Aljazeera, CNN


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 15 2019, @08:34PM (7 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 15 2019, @08:34PM (#815042)

    This guy is basically Manson.

    "This conflict over the 2nd amendment and the attempted removal of firearms rights will ultimately result in a civil war that will eventually balkanize the US along political, cultural and, most importantly, racial lines,"

    Do democrats support Jussie Smollet because it's the same underlying sociopathy at work? The answer you're looking for is no!

  • (Score: 2) by looorg on Friday March 15 2019, @08:43PM (6 children)

    by looorg (578) on Friday March 15 2019, @08:43PM (#815049)

    This guy is basically Manson.

    In that case we don't really have anything to worry about. Manson with his "helter skelter" fantasy about an apocalypse and a race war between blacks and whites didn't really happen or materialize. So at worst then he is going to get a lot of female fans, get a swastika carved into his forehead and in about 50 years or so he'll die in prison. Plus Manson himself didn't murder Sharon Tate, he got his devoted family to do all the heavy lifting for him. So he actually isn't like Manson at all.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 15 2019, @09:01PM (5 children)

      by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 15 2019, @09:01PM (#815063)

      So he actually isn't like Manson at all.

      Hot take of the day.

      "One psychopath intending to start a race war can't be compared to another psychopath intending to start a race war because... reasons."

      • (Score: 2) by looorg on Friday March 15 2019, @09:12PM (4 children)

        by looorg (578) on Friday March 15 2019, @09:12PM (#815074)

        The first nutjob didn't succeed so what makes you think nutjub number two is going to do better?
        But as previously noted this guy isn't Manson on the basis of Manson not actually doing the deed himself, if there is a Manson that would be the guy, if there is one, that directed this guy to go and kill for his, master mind, race war fantasies. Until such a time that such a person has been identified. No Manson. Or are they both shitty folk singers? Is that the reason?

        • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday March 16 2019, @12:03AM

          by Anonymous Coward on Saturday March 16 2019, @12:03AM (#815171)
        • (Score: 1) by khallow on Saturday March 16 2019, @12:57AM (2 children)

          by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Saturday March 16 2019, @12:57AM (#815189) Journal

          The first nutjob didn't succeed so what makes you think nutjub number two is going to do better?

          I don't know. Why do you ask leading questions?

          • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday March 16 2019, @03:17AM (1 child)

            by Anonymous Coward on Saturday March 16 2019, @03:17AM (#815247)

            I don't know. Why do you ask leading questions?

            He's trying to help you, khallow, but you are manifesting resistance. Is there something that happened to you in your childhood that we should know about, to be able to proceed with your psychological treatment? Do these questions make you uncomfortable?

            • (Score: 1) by khallow on Saturday March 16 2019, @01:46PM

              by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Saturday March 16 2019, @01:46PM (#815439) Journal

              He's trying to help you, khallow, but you are manifesting resistance.

              I wish I had read this post before I replied to your other one. "Manifesting resistance" is just a great parasite phrase.