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Tarrant, a 28-year-old suspected white supremacist from Australia, stormed into two mosques during congregational prayers and indiscriminately opened fire on the assembled, as per the police. (Photo: File)

Christchurch mosque shooting accused pleads not guilty before court

Australian citizen Brenton Tarrant appeared before Christchurch High Court via an audiovisual link, reported CNN.

14 Jun 2019 8:58 AM

The minister said that the security services believe that Christchurch attacks prompted the terrorists to hit on Easter maintaining that the attacks were being planned for quite some time. (Photo: AP)

1 Sri Lankan bomber studied in UK, Australia; 60 arrested

The minister believes that after completing his studies in the UK, the bomber went to Australia to pursue post-graduation.

24 Apr 2019 4:52 PM

The New Zealand Police on Thursday laid down 50 charges of murder and 39 attempted murder charges against Tarrant. (Photo: ANI)

Court orders NZ's Christchurch gunman to undergo mental health tests

During his hearing, Tarrant, at times, looked disinterested but was alert while the assessment of his mental health was discussed.

05 Apr 2019 9:42 AM

The attack has upended New Zealand's image as one of the world's safest and most tolerant countries. (Photo:AP)

NZ city Christchurch harboured white supremacists before massacre

The city where a racist fatally shot 50 people at mosques during Friday prayers is known for its English heritage.

19 Mar 2019 6:13 PM

New Zealand shooter steeped attack in dark internet culture

Online sleuths quickly connected the livestreamed video to posts made by the same user on 8chan, a dark corner of the web.

18 Mar 2019 11:35 AM

The live-streaming of New Zealand’s shooting will certainly bring on more questions of regulation and scrutiny over Facebook.

Facebook shares drop as executives quit, Christchurch live-stream shooting stirs outrage

Facebook, Twitter and Google were also facing another round of public discussions over extremist content on their platforms.

17 Mar 2019 12:12 PM

Footage from the stream remained on Facebook, Twitter and Alphabet Inc’s YouTube, as well as Facebook-owned Instagram and WhatsApp.(Photo: AP)

New Zealand massacre shows how online users find ways to share violent videos

The massacre in Christchurch was live-streamed by an attacker through his Facebook profile for 17 minutes.

17 Mar 2019 12:02 PM

Panneerselvam, also Coordinator of the ruling AIADMK, expressed his sympathies with the families of those killed in "this brutal incident," and condoled the deaths. (Photo: PTI)

O Panneerselvam condemns Christchurch terror attack

Taking to Twitter, Panneerselvam expressed 'shock' over the 'brutal' attack.

16 Mar 2019 1:31 PM

At least 49 were killed and 20 were injured after 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. (Photo: File)

9 Indians missing in New Zealand shootings; 1 identified from Hyderabad

The Indian High Commission in New Zealand also offered help to Indians via social media.

15 Mar 2019 8:19 PM

This image taken from the shooter’s video, which was filmed Friday, March 15, 2019, shows him as he drives and he looks over to three guns on the passenger side of his vehicle in New Zealand. (Photo: AP)

Brenton Tarrant: ‘A regular white man’ who wanted to rid Europe of immigrants

New Zealand mosque shooter said attack that killed 49 was to avenge death of Swedish girl.

15 Mar 2019 2:20 PM

A man who claimed responsibility for the shootings said in a manifesto that he was a 28-year-old white Australian who came to New Zealand only to plan and train for the attack. (Photo: AP)

‘Darkest day’: 49 dead in NZ mosque shootings, gunman an Australian

Australian PM Morrison said gunman is a citizen of his country and called shooter an 'extremist, right-wing, violent terrorist'.

15 Mar 2019 8:26 AM

The shallow tremor hit some 90 kilometres (57 miles) north of the South Island city of Christchurch which was devastated five years ago by a 6.3 tremor which killed 185 people in one of New Zealand's deadliest disasters. (Photo: Google Maps)

Tsunami hits New Zealand after strong quakes

The ambulance service said it did not receive any reports of quake-related injuries.

13 Nov 2016 6:52 PM

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