We’re also removing any praise or support for the crime and the shooter or shooters as soon as we’re aware,” a spokesperson for Facebook New Zealand, Mia Garlick said in a statement. “New Zealand Police alerted us to a video on Facebook shortly after the livestream commenced and we removed both the shooter’s Facebook account and the video. READ ALSO | New Zealand mosque shooting Live Updates: Police order lockdown, Bangladesh cricket team escapes unhurt This has also again raised questions on the tech companies’ stand on the violent content and how they intend to block it. It showed what appeared to be the gunman opening fire in the Christchurch Mosque it is yet to be verified by authorities. The document, riddled with anti-Muslim anti-immigrant ideas and explanations for an attack, was however, not signed.Ī viral livestream video which is said to be that of the attack has been removed from Facebook. However, it was reported that prior to the attack, a social media account believed to be that of one of the attackers shared a link to an 87-page manifesto. Several improvised explosive devices which were also found attached to vehicles as part of the terror attack have been neutralised ‘by the defense force’, the police told media.Īs of now, the officials have refused to share the motives and what caused the attack.

The PM said that the attacker was an “extremist, right-wing, violent terrorist” and an Australian citizen, reported AFP.

Many of those affected will be members of our migrant communities – New Zealand is their home – they are us.Īt least one of the shooters is an Australian, Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison said. What has happened in Christchurch is an extraordinary act of unprecedented violence. Multiple casualties were confirmed by authorities in the shooting incidents and it is now confirmed that 40 people were killed in Christchurch mosque attack in New Zealand and 20 were injured. However, the uniform remains unidentified. Explained: What would retreat from Kherson mean for Russia?Ī local resident living near the Masjid al Noor mosque on Deans Avenue described the gunman as “white, aged in his 30s or 40s and wearing a uniform”.

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