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Two consecutive mass shootings took place in Christchurch, New Zealand, on 15 March 2019.They were committed by a single perpetrator during Friday prayer, first at the Al Noor Mosque in Riccarton, at 1:40 p.m. and almost immediately afterwards at the Linwood Islamic Centre at 1:52 p.m. Altogether, 51 people were killed and 89 others were injured; including 40 by gunfire.
On 30 November, the Inquest heard testimony from American counter-terrorism expert Dr. Frank Straub and Scottish counter-terrorism expert Scott Wilson, who had co-authored a report on the Christchurch mosque shootings. Straub and Wilson advocated training New Zealand paramedics and police to respond to mass shooting events and other emergencies.
After the attack, New Zealand lawmakers moved quickly to change gun laws, banning assault weapons and buying back more than 50,000 guns. Inquiry into New Zealand's worst mass shooting will examine ...
Christchurch mosque shootings Christchurch Mosque (Al Noor Mosque (Arabic: مسجد النور, Masjid al-Noor)), Christchurch, New Zealand. 15 March 2019: Christchurch, Canterbury: 51: Semi-automatic rifles, shotguns, lever-action rifle, bolt-action rifle 51 killed and 40 injured.
Ardern said 30 people were killed at the Al Noor mosque, the city's main mosque, and another 10 at a mosque in the suburb of Linwood. "This is one of New Zealand's darkest days," she said.
New Zealand’s government will overhaul the tighter gun laws introduced after a deadly mass shooting by a white supremacist five years ago, because they put excessive burdens on gun owners who ...
Political and Islamic leaders across Asia expressed their disgust at the deadly shooting at two mosques in New Zealand on Friday as some revealed their citizens had been caught up in the bloodshed.
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