The attacker of the mosque in New Zealand called “kill Merkel and Erdogan”
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KIEV. March 15. UNN. One of the gunmen who opened fire in the mosques of al-Nur and Linwood in Christchurch in New Zealand, was 28-year-old Aussie Brenton Tarrant who hold far-right views. On the eve of the attack, he in social networks has published a Manifesto calling for the murder of German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan. About it reports local newspaper the New Zealand Herald, reports UNN.
Armed men entered in the mosque of al-Nur and Lynnwood, located next door, around 13:45 local time (03:45 Kiev time) immediately after a day of prayer and blocked the front door. Witnesses reported that at the time of capture in the mosques remained about 200 and 300 people respectively. Then shots rang out. In the result of emergency killed 27 people.
Prime ministress of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern confirmed information about numerous victims in the shooting in the mosque in the city of Christchurch. The speech was broadcast channel Television New Zealand.
As a reminder, the local police closed in Christchurch, all schools, hospital and city hall and asked residents not to take to the streets. Video stream shooting started when the striker went to the al Noor mosque on deans Avenue, parked his car on the adjacent road. Cars attacked included a cache of weapons and ammunition on the front passenger seat and in the trunk, and petrol cans.