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=== Linwood Islamic Centre === === Linwood Islamic Centre ===
A second shooter attacked the Linwood Islamic Centre.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.indianweekender.co.nz//Pages/ArticleDetails/7/9258/New-Zealand/Christchurch-gets-its-second-mosque |title=Christchurch gets its second mosque |website=Indian Weekender |language=en-NZ|access-date=15 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2019/03/christchurch-mosque-shooting-alleged-footage-emerges-of-apparent-gunman.html |title=Christchurch mosque shooting: Footage emerges of alleged gunman |last=Barraclough |first=Breanna |date=15 March 2019 |publisher=]|access-date=15 March 2019 |language=en}}</ref> A Muslim worshipper used his personal firearm to stop the shooting at the Linwood Centre, by chasing the attackers and returning fire.<ref>{{cite web |title=Second shooting at mosque in Linwood |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12213039 |website=New Zealand Herald |publisher=New Zealand Herald |accessdate=15 March 2019}}</ref> Police confirmed that it was "a multiple, simultaneous attack".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Molyneux |first1=Vita |title=Live updates: Six people have reportedly been killed in Christchurch shootings near mosque |url=https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2019/03/gunshots-heard-near-hagley-park-in-christchurch.html |accessdate=15 March 2019 |publisher=Newshub |date=15 March 2019}}</ref> A second shooter attacked the Linwood Islamic Centre.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.indianweekender.co.nz//Pages/ArticleDetails/7/9258/New-Zealand/Christchurch-gets-its-second-mosque |title=Christchurch gets its second mosque |website=Indian Weekender |language=en-NZ|access-date=15 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2019/03/christchurch-mosque-shooting-alleged-footage-emerges-of-apparent-gunman.html |title=Christchurch mosque shooting: Footage emerges of alleged gunman |last=Barraclough |first=Breanna |date=15 March 2019 |publisher=]|access-date=15 March 2019 |language=en}}</ref> A Muslim worshipper used his personal firearm to stop the shooting at the Linwood Centre, by chasing the attackers and returning fire.<ref>{{cite web |title=Second shooting at mosque in Linwood |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12213039 |website=New Zealand Herald |publisher=New Zealand Herald |accessdate=15 March 2019}}</ref> Police confirmed that it was "a multiple, simultaneous attack".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Molyneux |first1=Vita |title=Live updates: Six people have reportedly been killed in Christchurch shootings near mosque |url=https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2019/03/gunshots-heard-near-hagley-park-in-christchurch.html |accessdate=15 March 2019 |publisher=Newshub |date=15 March 2019}}</ref>

== Casualties and victims ==
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The New Zealand Police initially declined to confirm the number of fatalities. Prime Minister ] was the first to announce that 40 people died in the attacks. This figure was later revised to 49 people, including 41 at the Al Noor Mosque and 7 at the Linwood Islamic Centre.<ref name="guardian"/> As of 21:00 NZDT on the evening of the attacks, one person had died from their wounds at Christchurch Hospital, and 48 people were being treated for gunshot wounds, 20 of whom were in a serious condition.<ref name="stuff-111313938"/>

], the Ambassador of ] to Australia, New Zealand, and Fiji, stated on Twitter that three Afghans were injured in the attacks.<ref name="aljazeera/> A statement released by the ]n ] noted that two Malaysians were treated in hospital for their injuries. ], ]'s Foreign Minister, stated that six Indonesians were inside the Al Noor Mosque at the time of the attack, of whom three were confirmed to have escaped, while the status of the other three is unknown.<ref name="CNA"/>


== Suspects == == Suspects ==

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Terrorist Mass Shooting Attack in Christchurch, New Zealand

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Christchurch mosque shootings
Al Noor Mosque, June 2006
Location of Al Noor mosque and Linwood Islamic Centre
LocationChristchurch, New Zealand
Coordinates43°31′58″S 172°36′42″E / 43.5329°S 172.6118°E / -43.5329; 172.6118
Date15 March 2019
13:40 (NZDT)
Attack typeMass shooting, terrorist attack
WeaponsAR-15 style rifle
Deaths49
Injured48+
MotiveFar-right extremism
Terrorism in New Zealand
Notable attacks
Counter-terrorism


The Christchurch mosque shootings occurred at Al Noor Mosque and the Linwood Islamic Centre in Christchurch, New Zealand, commencing at 13:40 on 15 March 2019 NZDT (00:40 UTC). At least 49 people have been killed in the shootings and at least 48 have been injured. Three suspects have been arrested with one charged. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and various international governments described it as a terrorist attack.

The attack is the first mass shooting in New Zealand since the 1997 Raurimu massacre, and the deadliest in New Zealand since the 1943 Featherston prisoner of war camp riot, which also saw 49 people killed.

Attacks

Before the shooting, the Al Noor shooter posted a manifesto titled "The Great Replacement" (a reference to the white genocide conspiracy theory and its French variant) on the image board 8chan outlining his attack. The shooter's Twitter account, which has since been suspended, showed firearms with the neo-Nazi symbol Black Sun and the Fourteen Words (which appeared in the manifesto), as well as the names of victims of terror attacks in the West scrawled on them.

Al Noor Mosque, Riccarton

A heavily armed shooter attacked the Al Noor Mosque in Deans Ave, Riccarton at around 1.40pm. The Al Noor shooter livestreamed 16 minutes of his attack on Facebook Live, where he identified himself as a 28-year-old Australian white supremacist. The guns used by the terrorist were covered in white writing that named people from history as far back as the Crusades who had been in conflict with Muslims. Three hundred to five hundred people may have been inside the mosque, attending Friday Prayer, at the time of the shooting. A neighbour of the mosque told reporters that he witnessed the shooter flee the mosque and drop what appeared to be a firearm in the driveway while he fled.

Linwood Islamic Centre

A second shooter attacked the Linwood Islamic Centre. A Muslim worshipper used his personal firearm to stop the shooting at the Linwood Centre, by chasing the attackers and returning fire. Police confirmed that it was "a multiple, simultaneous attack".

Suspects

Police Commissioner Mike Bush initially said that three men and one woman had been arrested in connection with the attacks at the two mosques. All four were said to hold extremist views. One of the suspects was identified as not being involved in the attack and was released.

Before the shooting, the Al Noor shooter posted a manifesto titled "The Great Replacement" (a reference to the white genocide conspiracy theory and its French variant) on the image board 8chan outlining his attack. The manifesto includes references to high profile right wing figures, 4chan memes and encourages people online to agree with the shooting and to create more memes. The manifesto author also labels themself a "kebab removalist", in reference to a meme on 4chan regarding attacks by Serbs on Muslim Bosniaks. The shooter's Twitter account, which has since been suspended, showed firearms with the neo-Nazi symbol Black Sun and the Fourteen Words (which appeared in the manifesto), as well as the names of victims of terror attacks in the West scrawled on them.

Aftermath

Survivors of the incidents were transported to nearby hospitals, including Christchurch Hospital. Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) activated its mass casualty plan. Mike Bush said that they had found two improvised explosive devices in a single car and had disarmed one.

The livestream has been re-posted on many video streaming services including LiveLeak and YouTube.

A number of schools near to the incidents were locked down in the wake of the event. Authorities advised all mosques in the country to close until further notice and have sent police to secure all locations. All Air New Zealand Link flights departing Christchurch Airport were cancelled as a precaution due to the absence of security screening.

The Officials Committee for Domestic and External Security Co-ordination (ODESC) was convened to coordinate the government response. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, who was on public engagements in New Plymouth, returned to Wellington by air to receive official advice.

The third Test cricket match between New Zealand and Bangladesh, scheduled to be played at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch from 16 March, was cancelled because of security concerns. The Bangladeshi team were about to attend the Al Noor Mosque and were moments from entering the building when the incident began. The players then fled on foot to Hagley Oval and were kept in lock-down in the stadium's dressing room.

In Dunedin, the New Zealand Police's Armed Offenders Squad have searched a house in Andersons Bay after the Christchurch mosque shooter indicated on social media that he had originally planned to target the city's Al Huda Mosque. Police have cordoned off part of the surrounding Somerville Street and evacuated residents near the property of interest. The University of Otago also postponed its 150th anniversary street parade which was scheduled for 16 March in response to security concerns.

Reactions

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern called the incident an "act of extreme and unprecedented violence" and one of New Zealand's darkest days.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison expressed support for New Zealand and condemned the shootings as a "violent, extremist, right-wing terrorist attack." He confirmed that Australian authorities have detained a suspect in connection with the attack.

United Kingdom's Prime Minister Theresa May and the Malaysian Foreign Ministry has condemned the shootings and expressed support for the victims and families.

Youtuber Pewdiepie, who was mentioned in the shooters livestream, condemned the shootings and said that he was "sickened" to be associated with it.

See also

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