Utrecht (Netherlands): Many people were injured on Monday in shooting in the Dutch town of Utrecht, police said. The incident unfolded on or near a tram, CNN quoted police spokesman Joost Lanshage as saying. Police said witnesses saw a man take out a weapon and start shooting randomly before fleeing the scene, Efe news reported. […]
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Gun law reform within 10 days: New Zealand PM
Wellington: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday vowed to unveil reforms to the country’s existing gun laws in the wake of the March 15 Christchurch mosques shootings that claimed the lives of 50 people. At a news conference here, Ardern said her cabinet has agreed “in principle” on proposals to change the country’s […]
Christchurch attack: 5 Indian victims identified
Christchurch: The Indian High Commission in New Zealand on Sunday confirmed that five Indians were killed in the Christchurch terror attack that claimed 50 lives. “With a very heavy heart we share the news of loss of precious lives of our five nationals — Maheboob Khokhar, Ramiz Vora, Asif Vora, Ansi Alibava and Ozair Kadir […]
Christchurch victims’ kin to get bodies soon: PM
Wellington: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Sunday said bodies of those killed in the Christchurch mosques shooting will begin to be returned to their families starting with a small number. Police and Coronial Services were working with urgency and care to identify the victims and handle them according to an internationally approved process, […]
Christchurch was a ‘lone wolf’ attack: Police
Christchurch: The man charged for Friday’s twin mosque attacks in this New Zealand city is believed to have acted alone, police said on Sunday. Australian Brenton Tarrant, a self-described white supremacist, live-streamed the attack on Facebook, the BBC reported. Police Commissioner Mike Bush confirmed that the 28-year-old was the only person charged with carrying out the […]
‘Received gunman’s manifesto 9 mins before attack’
Wellington: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Sunday said she received the Christchurch gunman’s ‘manifesto’ barely nine minutes before the attack. The attacker was brought down within 36 minutes, she told the press, as she announced a crucial cabinet meet on Monday. Ardern said by the time a police plan was in place, the […]
Death toll rises to 50 in NZ mosque attacks
Wellington: The death toll from the terror attack on two mosques in New Zealand’s Christchurch has risen to 50 as one more victim was found at one of the shooting scenes, the police said on Sunday. Investigators found the victim while removing bodies from the Al Noor mosque where more than 40 people were killed […]
NZ killer’s rifles had white supremacist graffiti
Wellington: Twenty-eight-year-old Brenton Tarrant, the main suspect in the deadly terror attack on two mosques in Christchurch, opened fire on worshippers using rifles covered in white-supremacist graffiti after listening to a song glorifying a Bosnian Serb war criminal. Two of the rifles used by the the right-wing extremist who filmed himself during the Friday bloodbath […]
New Zealand PM vows gun law change
Wellington: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Saturday said gun laws would change in the country as her government announced it will ban semi-automatic rifles in the wake of the Christchurch terror attack that left 49 people dead. “There were five guns used by the primary perpetrator,” she said at a news conference here. […]
Christchurch gunman sent manifesto to PM before attack
Christchurch: The New Zealand Prime Minister’s Office said on Saturday that it received a copy of a “manifesto” from the alleged gunman less than 10 minutes before the attacks began at the two Christchurch mosques on Friday, along with about 70 other recipients. Other politicians on the mailing list included National leader Simon Bridges and […]