![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The Bangladesh cricket team was arriving for Friday prayers when the shooting occurred but all members were safe, a team coach told Reuters. Witnesses told media that a man dressed in a military-style, camouflage outfit, and carrying an automatic rifle had started randomly shooting people in the Al Noor mosque. Neither Ardern nor police gave a casualty toll. “Clearly what has happened here is an extraordinary and unprecedented act of violence.” “This is one of New Zealand’s darkest days,” said Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Reuters was unable to confirm the authenticity of the footage. Worshippers, possibly dead or wounded, lay huddled on the floor of the mosque, the video showed. Video footage widely circulated on social media, apparently taken by a gunman and posted online live as the attack unfolded, showed him driving to one mosque, entering it and shooting randomly at people inside. Police said multiple fatalities had occurred at two mosques, but it was unclear how many attackers were involved. New Zealand media reported that between nine and 27 people were killed, but the death toll could not be confirmed. A gunman opened fire on Friday prayers at a mosque in New Zealand killing many worshippers and forcing the city of Christchurch into lockdown as police launched a massive manhunt.
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