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The live footage of Friday’s attacks, New Zealand’s worst-ever mass shooting, was first posted to Facebook and has since been shared on Twitter, Alphabet Inc’s YouTube and Facebook-owned Whatsapp and Instagram.įacebook, Twitter and YouTube all said they had taken steps to remove copies of the videos. A short time later, Australian prime minister Scott Morrison confirms one of the people arrested is an Australian citizen.Bloodied bandages on the road following a shooting at the Al Noor mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, March 15, 2019. 5.30pm: Mr Bush says three men and one woman are in custody over the shootings.New Zealand’s prime minister Jacinda Ardern calls it “one of New Zealand’s darkest days”. Police urge all mosques across New Zealand to shut their doors and advise people to refrain from visiting them until further notice. He adds that one person has been taken into custody, but warns it is unclear if more than one person is involved, or if any other locations are under threat. 4pm: New Zealand Police Commissioner Mike Bush says there have been “multiple fatalities” at two locations - both mosques in Christchurch.

2.30pm: Police describe it as an “active shooter” situation.

Shortly afterwards, all schools in the city are placed into lockdown. People are urged to stay indoors and report any suspicious behaviour.

Friday March 15, 1.40pm local time (12.40am GMT): Police respond to reports of shots fired in central Christchurch.

One of the shooters is believed to be an Australian citizen.įorty nine people have been killed in shootings at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. She added that four people have been arrested, including a woman. That woman was apprehended and that is the closest we’ve had to a terror event in New Zealand.” We’ve seen similar events happen in the big centres in Australia and Sydney had an event in recent years but the only event that probably was terror-related in recent years was when a Somalian woman tried to hijack a plane and there was no deaths and no serious injuries. “It really is so incredibly unusual for this country to have such an event.

Not being able to really believe this has happened, here in New Zealand and again for such a tragedy to happen in Christchurch, a lot of people are struggling to come to terms with it.” “I liken it to the shock a lot of people felt here in 20 when the Christchurch earthquakes happened. It’s absolutely unprecedented here so there’s definitely a sense of shock. It’s very very unusual for New Zealand to have such an event, especially a terrorist event. Kathy O’Sullivan told RTE’s Morning Ireland: “It’s really shocking. Irishwoman living in Christchurch speaks out about 'shock' following mosque shootingsĪn Irishwoman living in Christchurch, New Zealand, has spoken out about the sense of “shock” following the horrific mosque shootings that left 49 people dead.