Attacker identified as a Sri Lankan national who had been in New Zealand for 10 years and was a 'person of interest' to police
Attacker identified as a Sri Lankan national who had been in New Zealand for 10 years and was a “person of interest” to policePolice escort people from LynnMall to their cars after a violent extremist attacked and stabbed six people before being shot by police. Police: FIONA GOODALL
“A violent extremist undertook a terrorist attack on innocent New Zealanders,” Ardern told a briefing. The man was killed within 60 seconds of beginning the attack, she said, adding that he had been inspired by the Islamic State militant group. A video posted on social media showed shoppers in the New Lynn supermarket shortly after the attacker struck.
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