49 shot dead in attack on two Christchurch mosques

  • New Zealand PM says attack was terrorism
  • Police find explosives attached to cars
  • Three held in custody and one man charged with murder

Mass shooting at two New Zealand mosques – rolling updates

Forty-nine people have been shot dead and 48 injured in attacks at two mosques during Friday prayers in Christchurch, the worst mass shooting in New Zealand’s history.

The prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, said this was “one of New Zealand’s darkest days” as police uncovered explosive devices attached to cars and commissioner Mike Bush urged all mosques across the country to close their doors for the time being.

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