Judicial inquiry into whether New Zealand police and intelligence services could have prevented Christchurch mosque terror attacks begins taking evidence
Security personnel stand guard as people attend the burial ceremony of a victim of the mosque attacks, at the Memorial Park Cemetery in Christchurch, New Zealand. March 21, 2019.
New Zealand's Royal Commission inquiry will look into the gunman's activities, use of social media and international connections, as well as whether there were inappropriate priority settings in counter terrorism resources. "Ultimately, we want our voices to be heard and to no longer be ignored, so hopefully steps are taken to ensure information is directly communicated to members of the Muslim community."Ardern is in Paris this week to co-chair a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday that seeks to have world leaders and chiefs of tech companies sign the "Christchurch Call", a pledge to eliminate terrorist and violent extremist content online.
Facebook said Nick Clegg, the former deputy prime minister of the UK, and currently Facebook's Vice President for Global Affairs and Communications would attend the meeting.
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