Christchurch teenager charged with distributing mosque rampage livestream

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AFP) — An 18-year-old has appeared in a New Zealand court charged with distributing the livestream video of a deadly mass shooting at Christchurch’s Al Noor mosque.

The teenager, whose name was suppressed by the judge, was also charged with publishing a photograph of the mosque with the message “target acquired”.

He faces a maximum of 14 years in prison for each charge, prosecutors said.

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