Brenton Tarrant, a 28-year-old White Supremacist from Australia walked into mosques in New Zealand during Friday prayer and opened fire, killing up to 40 people in total
New Zealand mosque shooter vowed to massacre Muslims in sick blog post a day before the attack - but wasn't stopped because he was not on the terror watchlist
An Australian right-wing terrorist live-streamed himself massacring dozens of worshippers at a mosque
Witnesses reported hearing 50 shots from his semi-automatic shotgun at Al Noor Mosque in Christchurch
The gunman live-streamed the mass shooting inside the Al Noor Mosque, which happened about 1.30pm
A nearby second mosque, Masjid in Linwood, also in the city of Christchurch, was also attacked soon after
At least 49 people are confirmed dead - 41 from the first mosque, seven from the second, and one in hospital
Four people - who were not known to counter-terror authorities - were taken into custody for questioning
New Zealand Police are raiding a home in Dunedin - believed to be the address a gunman's car is registered to
In a twisted manifesto, the gunman wrote that he targeted the mosques while training for another attack
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A white Australian right-wing terrorist who livestreamed his sickening shooting spree on Facebook is one of four people arrested over dual mosque attacks which left 49 dead and 48 injured on New Zealand’s 'darkest day'.
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The gunman, who identified himself as Brenton Tarrant from Grafton, NSW, Australia, stormed the Al Noor Mosque in Christchurch on the country's South Island about 1.30pm, opening fire with a semi-automatic shotgun and a rifle on about 100 defenceless worshippers attending Friday prayers.
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