Police in New Zealand report ‘multiple fatalities’ in shootings at two mosques in Christchurch. One suspect is in custody.
Medical personnel transport a man outside a mosque Friday in central Christchurch, New Zealand, where police warned of mass shootings. By Isaac Stanley-Becker Isaac Stanley-Becker Reporter based in the U.K. Email Bio Follow March 14 at 11:08 PM Police in New Zealand said there were “multiple fatalities” following shootings at two mosques in Christchurch and said they had one suspect in custody.
“Police are responding with its full capability to manage the situation, but the risk environment remains extremely high,” he said in a release on Friday. Schools and public buildings were on lockdown. Reporters with the New Zealand Herald described seeing dead bodies near Al Noor mosque in central Christchurch, where several hundred people were inside for afternoon prayers, according to local media accounts. According to the Guardian, police were also warning of a bomb in a car that had crashed on a nearby street.
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