Seems to have been ISIS inspired according to the reports. Carried out by a Sri Lankan. Came to NZ in 2011 and came to the attention of authorities in 2016. I wonder how he managed to stay in the country so long. Jacinda Ahern doing her best to play down the role of Islam and Islamic culture as expected.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/ ... dApp_Other
No deaths thankfully, and is the first terror attack since a White Supremist killed 50+ people in Christchurch. It'll be interesting to see if she criticizes extremist Islamic ideology as much as she did far-right ideology, the perpetrator and what her opinions on 'diversity' are in relation to this attack (the other attack was also carried out by a non-NZer).
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Terrorist attack in NewZeland
Re: Terrorist attack in NewZeland
Beeb report : Under 24 hr surveillance/followed. Follower shot him dead within minutes of attack commencing. No legal reason to have him locked up.
Sounding like NZ were ( and had been for some time ) fully up to speed on the individual
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/450 ... n-auckland…login to view the rest of this post
Sounding like NZ were ( and had been for some time ) fully up to speed on the individual
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/450 ... n-auckland…login to view the rest of this post