Tensions rise over burials of New Zealand shooting victims

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2019 07:16:35 +0000

Workers dig grave sites at a cemetery in Christchurch on March 17, 2019 two days after a shooting incident at two mosques in the city. - New Zealanders flocked to memorial sites to lay flowers and mourn the victims of the twin mosque massacres on March 17, as testimony emerged of epic heroism and harrowing suffering in the gun attack that has claimed 50 lives. (Photo by Marty MELVILLE / AFP)

The first bodies from the Christchurch mosque massacres were due to be released late Sunday amid growing frustration from victims’ families over delays in getting their remains for burial

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Foreigners among those targeted in New Zealand mosque attack

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2019 02:02:54 +0000

Foreigners among those targeted in New Zealand mosque attack

Several of those killed or wounded in the shooting rampage at two New Zealand mosques on Friday were from the Middle East or South Asia

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New Zealand PM vows gun reforms after racist mosque massacre

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2019 01:13:48 +0000

New Zealand PM vows gun reforms after racist mosque massacre

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — New Zealand’s prime minister vowed to toughen the country’s gun laws after revealing Saturday that the man accused of murdering 49 people in two mosques legally purchased the arsenal of firearms used in the massacre.

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Arab countries condemn New Zealand mosques attack

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2019 10:54:51 +0000

Arab countries condemn New Zealand mosques attack

Gulf Arab states have condemned the attack on two New Zealand mosques that killed at least 49 people. Malaysia hit it as an act of terror.

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NZ mosque gunman published manifesto, live-streamed shooting

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2019 09:59:26 +0000

NZ mosque gunman published manifesto, live-streamed shooting

An Australian gunman involved in attacks on New Zealand mosques on Friday that left at least 40 people dead published a racist manifesto on Twitter beforehand then live-streamed his rampage, an AFP online analysis showed.

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‘Multiple fatalities’ as gunman targets New Zealand mosques

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2019 04:16:45 +0000

'Multiple fatalities' as gunman targets New Zealand mosques

At least one gunman who targeted crowded mosques in the New Zealand city of Christchurch killed a number of people on Friday, police said.

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