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CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AFP) –New Zealand police said they have detained four people in connection with deadly shootings at two mosques in Christchurch on Friday and had secured a number of improvised explosive devices. “Four are in custody, three of them are men and one is a woman,” commissioner Mike Bush said, saying there were “significant” and “multiple” fatalities. He said the suspected IEDs found attached to the attackers’ vehicles had been made safe by […]
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AFP) — New Zealand police warned that “extremely distressing footage” existed relating to a deadly mosque shooting in Christchurch on Friday, and urged that it not be shared. “Police are aware there is extremely distressing footage relating to the incident in Christchurch circulating online,” New Zealand police said in a Twitter post. “We would strongly urge that the link not be shared. We are working to have any footage removed.” © Agence […]
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AFP) — A solemn New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Friday the deadly mosque shootings in Christchurch had plunged the country into one of its “darkest days”. “Clearly, what has happened here is an extraordinary and unprecedented act of violence,” Ardern said in an address to a shocked nation. A gunman opened fire inside the Masjid al Noor mosque during afternoon prayers, causing multiple fatalities. “Many of those who will have […]
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AFP) — At least one gunman who targeted crowded mosques in the New Zealand city of Christchurch killed a number of people friday, police said, with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern describing the shooting as “one of New Zealand’s darkest days”. The mosques were packed with worshippers gathering for Friday afternoon prayers, and members of the Bangladesh cricket team were arriving when the shooter opened fire. Local media reported at least nine people were […]
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AFP) –Bangladesh’s cricket team escaped unscathed after a shooting at a mosque in central Christchurch, an official told AFP on Friday. Bangladesh Cricket Board spokesman Jalal Yunus said most of the team were bussed to the mosque and were about to go inside when the incident happened. “They are safe. But they are mentally shocked. We have asked the team to stay confined in the hotel,” he told AFP. Player Tamim Iqbal […]
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AFP) — Armed police in New Zealand swarmed central Christchurch Friday amid a shooting at a mosque in the South Island city. “A serious and evolving situation is occurring in Christchurch with an active shooter,” police said in a statement. “Police are responding with its full capability to manage the situation, but the risk environment remains extremely high.” Local media said there were multiple casualties at one mosque and said another had been […]
MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) — Born in 1941, Cardinal George Pell grew up in rural Australia and, inspired by his devout Catholic mother, chose a career in the church. His star rose fast, and in 2003 he was named to the Vatican’s powerful College of Cardinals — a position that allowed him to vote in the conclaves that elect popes. At home, he was an outspoken conservative who former prime minister Tony Abbott described as […]
MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) — Disgraced Australian Cardinal George Pell was sentenced to six years in jail for child sex crimes in a Melbourne court Wednesday, with a minimum period of three years and eight months to be served. Chief Justice Peter Kidd told the County Count of Victoria that he had weighed Pell’s “appalling offending” as well as his advanced age — 77 — and that he had led an “otherwise blameless life” in setting […]
MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) — Disgraced Australian Cardinal George Pell “may not live to be released from prison”, the judge warned a Melbourne court Wednesday as the sentencing of the 77-year-old for child sex crimes began. Pell, the most senior Catholic clergyman ever found guilty of child sex abuse, faces a maximum 50 years in prison for assaulting two choirboys in a Melbourne cathedral in 1996-97. The Australian cleric has been in custody since late […]
by Sam Reeves Agence France Presse SINGAPORE (AFP) — Australia and Singapore on Tuesday banned Boeing 737 MAX planes from their airspace and airlines around the world grounded the jets following a second deadly accident in just five months. On Sunday a new Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX 8 went down minutes into a flight to Nairobi, killing all 157 people on board. It came after a Lion Air jet of the same model crashed in […]
MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) — The sentencing of Australian Cardinal George Pell for child sex crimes will be broadcast live Wednesday in a rare move by the local judiciary, which had kept his trial under wraps for months with a draconian gag order. Pell, the most senior Catholic clergyman ever found guilty of child sex abuse, faces a maximum 50 years in prison for assaulting two choirboys in a Melbourne cathedral in 1996-97. The 77-year-old Australian […]
MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) — Convicted Australian Cardinal George Pell faced a fresh legal challenge Thursday after a civil suit was filed against him for further alleged abuse in the 1970s. Pell — the most senior Vatican official to be found guilty of child sex crimes — is currently in detention awaiting sentencing for assaulting two choirboys in Melbourne in the 1990s. He maintains his innocence and an appeal is scheduled for June. Pell had […]
