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Christchurch, New Zealand Organizational structures Financing Fronting Radicalization ( online ) Training camp Death squad Clandestine cell system Leaderless resistance Lone wolf Domestic Methods Tactics Agro-terrorism Aircraft hijacking list Beheading Guillotine #Reign of Terror Islamic views Salafi Bombing Animal-borne Car list Improvised Letter Proxy Threat Bioterrorism Cyberterrorism Dry run Environmental Hostage-taking Incitement to terrorism Individual terror Insurgency Kidnapping Nuclear Paper Piracy Propaganda of the deed Shooting School Spree Stabbing Stochastic Suicide attack Country categories Rockets and mortars Urban terrorism Vehicle-ramming Relationship to states Response to terrorism v t e Two consecutive mass shootings occurred at mosques in a terrorist attack in Christchurch , New Zealand , during Friday Prayer on 15 March 2019.1The attack, carried out by a single gunman who entered both mosques, began at the Al Noor Mosque in the suburb of Riccarton at 1:40 p.m. and continued at Linwood Islamic Centre at 1:52 p.m.2He killed 51 people and injured 49. Brenton Tarrant, a 28-year-old man from Grafton, New South Wales , Australia , was arrested shortly afterward.3He was described in media reports as a white supremacist and part of the alt-right .4He had live-streamed the first shooting on Facebook , and prior to the attack, had published an online manifesto which many considered equivalent to shitposting ; both the video and manifesto were subsequently banned in New Zealand.5After police investigation, he was charged with 51 murders, 40 attempted murders, and engaging in a terrorist act.6He initially pleaded not guilty to all charges, with the trial expected to start on 2 June 2020. On 26 March 2020, he changed his plea to guilty on all charges. He was convicted and will be sentenced at a later date.7The attack was linked to an increase in white supremacism and alt-right extremism globally observed since about 2015.8 Politicians and world leaders condemned it, and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern described it as "one of New Zealand's darkest days". The government established a royal commission of inquiry into its security agencies in the wake of the shootings, which was the deadliest in modern New Zealand history.9A bomb disposal team was called in to dismantle explosive devices found in a stopped car. "New Zealand mosque shooter is a white supremacist angry at immigrants, documents and video reveal" . Radio New Zealand . 17 March 2019 .10"Christchurch shooting death toll rises to 50 after unaccounted victim is discovered at mosque" .11 The Sydney Morning Herald . "Christchurch mosque attacks: Accused pleads guilty to murder, attempted murder and terrorism" . The Sydney Morning Herald . "The Observer view on the Christchurch shootings: we've been too slow to see the far right threat" . the Guardian . It was the deadliest mass shooting in the country's modern history.
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2019 terrorist attacks in Christchurch, New Zealand On 15 March 2019, mass shootings occurred in consecutive terrorist attacks on two mosques in Christchurch , New Zealand.They were committed by a lone gunman who entered both mosques during Friday prayer , firstly at the Al Noor Mosque in the suburb of Riccarton at 1:40 pm and later at the Linwood Islamic Centre at 1:52 pm.Fifty-one people were killed and forty others were injured.The gunman, 28-year-old Brenton Harrison Tarrant from Grafton, New South Wales , Australia , was arrested after his vehicle was rammed by a police unit as he was driving to a third mosque in Ashburton . He was described in media reports as a white supremacist . He had live-streamed the first shooting on Facebook and had published an online manifesto before the attack.The video and manifesto were later banned in New Zealand and Australia.On 26 March 2020, he pleaded guilty to 51 murders, 40 attempted murders, and engaging in a terrorist act, and in August was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole – the first such sentence in New Zealand.The attack was linked to an increase in white supremacy and alt-right extremism globally observed since about 2015. Politicians and world leaders condemned it, and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern described it as "one of New Zealand's darkest days". The government established a royal commission into its security agencies in the wake of the shootings, which were the deadliest in modern New Zealand history and the worst ever committed by an Australian national.The commission submitted its report to the government on 26 November 2020, the details of which were made public on 7 December. A bomb disposal team was called in to dismantle explosive devices found in a stopped car. "New Zealand mosque shooter is a white supremacist angry at immigrants, documents and video reveal" . Radio New Zealand . 17 March 2019 . "Christchurch mosque terror attack sentencing: Gunman Brenton Tarrant planned to attack three mosques" ." 'Violent terrorist': Who is the white supremacist suspected in New Zealand mosque shootings?" . The Sydney Morning Herald . "From local gym trainer to mosque shooting: Alleged Christchurch shooter's upbringing in Grafton" . "Christchurch mosque attacks: Accused pleads guilty to murder, attempted murder and terrorism" . The Sydney Morning Herald . "The Observer view on the Christchurch shootings: we've been too slow to see the far right threat" . It was the deadliest mass shooting in the country's modern history.
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2019 terrorist attacks in New Zealand 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.The perpetrator, Brenton Tarrant, was arrested after his vehicle was rammed by a police car as he was driving to a third mosque in Ashburton .He live-streamed the first shooting on Facebook , marking the first successfully live-streamed far-right terror attack, and had published a manifesto online before the attack. On 26 March 2020, he pleaded guilty to 51 murders, 40 attempted murders, and engaging in a terrorist act, and in August was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole – the first such sentence in New Zealand. The attacks were mainly motivated by white nationalism , anti-immigrant sentiment , and white supremacist beliefs.Tarrant described himself as an ecofascist and voiced support for the far-right " Great Replacement " conspiracy theory in the context of a " white genocide ", cited Anders Behring Breivik and Dylann Roof as well as several other right-wing terrorists as inspirations within his manifesto, praising Breivik above all. The attack was linked to an increase in white supremacy and alt-right extremism globally observed since about 2015. Politicians and world leaders condemned it, and the Prime Minister , Jacinda Ardern , described it as "one of New Zealand's darkest days". The government established a royal commission into its security agencies in the wake of the shootings, which were the deadliest in modern New Zealand history and the worst ever committed by an Australian national. The commission submitted its report to the government on 26 November 2020, the details of which were made public on 7 December. The shooting has inspired multiple copycat attacks, especially due to its live-streamed nature.In response to this incident, the United Nations designated March 15 as the International Day to Combat Islamophobia .The New Zealand Attacks Show How White Supremacy Went From a Homegrown Issue to a Global Threat" . "Christchurch mosque attacks: Accused pleads guilty to murder, attempted murder and terrorism" . The New Zealand Herald ."New Zealand suspect allegedly claimed 'brief contact' with Norwegian mass murderer Anders Breivik" . The Sydney Morning Herald . The Sydney Morning Herald . "The Observer view on the Christchurch shootings: we've been too slow to see the far right threat" . It was the deadliest mass shooting in the country's modern history. There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).
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