49 Killed In Terror Attack On Two Mosques In New Zeland

Daily Mail: At least 49 people are killed and 48 injured in multiple Christchurch mosque massacres involving an Australian terrorist, 28, who live-streamed himself opening fire on worshippers - as a man in his 20s is charged with murder

* An Australian right-wing terrorist live-streamed himself massacring dozens of worshippers at a mosque
* Witnesses reported hearing 50 shots from his semi-automatic shotgun at Al Noor Mosque in Christchurch
* The gunman live-streamed the mass shooting inside the Al Noor Mosque, which happened about 1.30pm
* A nearby second mosque, Masjid in Linwood, also in the city of Christchurch, was also attacked soon after
* At least 49 people are confirmed dead - 41 from the first mosque, seven from the second, and one in hospital
* Four people - who were not known to counter-terror authorities - were taken into custody for questioning
* New Zealand Police are raiding a home in Dunedin - believed to be the address a gunman's car is registered to
* In a twisted manifesto, the gunman wrote that he targeted the mosques while training for another attack

A white Australian right-wing terrorist who livestreamed his sickening shooting spree on Facebook is one of four people arrested over dual mosque attacks which left 49 dead and 48 injured on New Zealand’s 'darkest day'.

The gunman, who identified himself as Brenton Tarrant from Grafton, NSW, Australia, stormed the Al Noor Mosque in Christchurch on the country's South Island about 1.30pm, opening fire with a semi-automatic shotgun and a rifle on about 100 defenceless worshippers attending Friday prayers.

A sickening 17-minute video of the unfolding horror shows the self-confessed white supremacist dressed in army fatigues firing mercilessly at people scrambling to flee, and calmly reloading when he runs out of bullets.

At about the same time, there was a second shooting at Masjid mosque in Linwood, where seven more were killed.

In the aftermath of the bloody attacks, three men and one woman were arrested, with police charging 'one man in his late 20s' with murder. He will face court on Saturday.

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WNU Editor: Four suspects including the shooter has been arrested. A news round-up on this story will be posted at 12:00 EST.

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