Gunman attacks mosque in New Zealand, kills 49

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News ID: 36840
Publish Date: 9:17 - 16 March 2019
TEHRAN, Mar 15 - At least one gunman killed 49 people and wounded more than 20 during Friday prayers in New Zealand's worst ever mass shooting, which Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern condemned as terrorism.

Gunman attacks mosque in New Zealand, kills 49

TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - The Australian gunman, identified as Brenton Tarrant, broadcast live footage on Facebook of the attack on one mosque in the city of Christchurch, mirroring the carnage played out in video games, after publishing a "manifesto" in which he denounced immigrants, calling them "invaders".

In his manifesto, Tarrant said he saw Trump as “symbol of renewed white identity and common purpose.”

The incident was the country's worst ever mass shooting, which Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern condemned as terrorism.

Source: Press TV

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