Forty people were killed and more than 20 seriously wounded in shootings at two mosques in New Zealand on Friday, in what Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said was a terrorist attack.
The massacre by at least one gunman during Friday prayers in the city of Christchurch was the country’s worst ever mass shooting.
A still image taken from video circulated on social media, apparently taken by a gunman and posted online live as the attack unfolded, shows him entering a mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Friday . Social Media Website/Handout via Reuters TV Grieving members of the public following a shooting at the Al Noor mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand on Friday . Picture: Martin Hunter/SNPA/ReutersPHOTO:
The Bangladesh cricket team was arriving for Friday prayers when the shooting occurred but all members were safe, a team coach told Reuters.“Indonesia strongly condemns this shooting act, especially at a place of worship while a Friday prayer was ongoing,” Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said in a statement.
“We extend our deepest sympathies and condolences to the families of the victims and the people of New Zealand.” Bloodied bandages on the road following a shooting at the Al Noor mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Friday . Picture: Martin Hunter/SNPA/ReutersPHOTO: vThe founder of India's All India Muslim Personal Board, a non-government body of scholars, Kamal Faruqui, said the attack was “highly condemnable”.“People of all religions should be very worried.”
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