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CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AFP) — Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said that New Zealand’s threat level had been raised to “high” in response to a deadly terror attack on two mosques in Christchurch. “We have lifted our threat level from low to high,” Ardern said, adding that three people had been detained who were not on extremist watch lists. “We have tightened our response from our agencies at the border, at the airports. In fact, at […]
by Chris FOLEY Agence France Presse CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AFP) — Attacks on two Christchurch mosques left at least 40 dead Friday, with one gunman – identified as an Australian extremist — apparently livestreaming the assault that triggered the lockdown of the New Zealand city. Witnesses spoke of victims being shot at close range, with women and children also believed to be among those killed. “It is clear that this can now only be described […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — The gunman who killed numerous worshippers in a New Zealand mosque on Friday was a right-wing “terrorist” with Australian citizenship, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said. “We stand here and condemn, absolutely the attack that occurred today by an extremist, right-wing, violent terrorist,” Morrison told a press conference. He confirmed media reports that the gunman who mowed down worshippers in the main mosque in the southern New Zealand city of Christchurch was an […]
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 […]
by Nelson ALMEIDA SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) — Two former pupils shot dead eight people, most of them students and staff, at a high school near Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Wednesday before turning their weapons on themselves, authorities said. The two assailants burst into the school grounds in the early morning, armed with a .38 caliber revolver and a “medieval weapon that looked like a bow and arrows,” military police Colonel Marcelo Sales said. After […]
(Eagle News)—At least four people were killed and others were hurt after a man fired at attendees of a wake in Quezon on Wednesday, March 7. A report said Herman Cuento; Leon Cuento; Michael Cuento; and Manuel Cuerdo died while being rushed to the hospital after they sustained injuries from the incident in Barangay Ilog, Infanta past 8 p.m. Maximo Cuento and Napoleon Miras were also hurt. The gunman then fled on board a motorcycle. […]
by Nova SAFO Agence France Presse CHICAGO, United States (AFP) — Five people were killed and multiple police officers shot Friday when a gunman opened fire in an industrial area on the outskirts of Chicago, the latest mass shooting to hit the United States. The shooting took place at approximately 1:28 pm (1928 GMT), at a giant manufacturing complex in Aurora, Illinois — a small suburb 40 miles (65 kilometers) west of central Chicago. Police […]
