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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 423

Christchurch

A police officer stands guard in front of the Masjid Al Noor mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, March 17, 2019. (Vincent Yu/AP)
December 8, 2020, 10:36 am
Report sheds light on New Zealand complacency ahead of mosque shooting
Investigation finds fault with vetting system for gun licenses, excessive focus on Islamism at expense of white supremacist threat – but says were no clear signs of imminent attack
By Nick Perry
Australian Brenton Harrison Tarrant, 29, stands in the dock at the Christchurch High Court for sentencing, after pleading guilty to 51 counts of murder, 40 counts of attempted murder, and one count of terrorism in Christchurch, New Zealand on August 24, 2020. (John Kirk-Anderson/Pool Photo via AP)
August 24, 2020, 7:51 pm
Families confront New Zealand mosque shooter at sentencing
Dozen of victims and family members tell court about pain of losing loved one, as shackled gunman who killed 51 worshippers sits in dock showing little emotion
By Nick Perry
Twenty-nine-year-old Australian Brenton Harrison Tarrant stands in the dock at the Christchurch High Court for sentencing after pleading guilty to 51 counts of murder, 40 counts of attempted murder and one count of terrorism in Christchurch, New Zealand, August 24, 2020 (John Kirk-Anderson/Pool Photo via AP)
August 24, 2020, 8:39 am
At sentencing, court hears Christchurch shooter wanted to burn down mosques
Prosecutor says white supremacist who killed 51 in 2019 massacre planned attacks for when maximum number of people were present, describes worshiper killed trying to take him down
By Nick Perry
Illustrative: Police during a raid in northern Germany, January 30, 2019. (Bodo Marks/dpa via AP)
June 8, 2020, 12:55 pm
Man held in Germany over threat to carry out mass casualty attack on Muslims
Prosecutors say weapons found at suspect’s apartment, along with ‘data files with radical right-wing contents’; man said to cite Christchurch attack in online chat
By AP
Families of victims of the March 2019 attack on mosques in New Zealand, arrive at Jeddah airport on August 2, 2019, prior to the start of the annual Hajj pilgrimage in the holy city of Mecca. (Amer HILABI / AFP)
August 9, 2019, 11:24 am
200 hit by New Zealand massacre take part in hajj pilgrimage
Survivors and relatives of victims in Christchurch mosque shooting arrive in Mecca for annual Islamic ritual
By Hamza Mekouar
This frame from video that was livestreamed on March 15, 2019, shows gunman Brenton Tarrant in a car before the mosque shootings in Christchurch, New Zealand. (Shooter's Video via AP)
May 21, 2019, 8:46 am
Accused New Zealand mosque shooter charged with terrorism
Brenton Tarrant accused of murdering 51 people at two mosques in Christchurch; terror charge alone carries maximum sentence of life imprisonment
By Nick Perry
New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern (L) and French President Emmanuel Macron (C-L) attend a launching ceremony for the 'Christchurch call,' an anti-violence initiative at the Elysee Palace in Paris, on May 15, 2019. (Charles Platiau/AFP)
May 15, 2019, 9:40 pm
Tech giants vow to step up fight against online extremism
Amid growing pressure after New Zealand mosque attacks, Facebook, Google and Twitter pledge to pursue new measures designed to keep platforms from being used to spread hate
By Adam PLOWRIGHT and Joseph Schmid
A view of St. Sebastian's Church damaged in blast in Negombo, north of Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 21, 2019 hit by one of eight blasts that rocked churches and hotels in and just outside of Sri Lanka's capital on Easter Sunday. (AP/Chamila Karunarathne)
April 23, 2019, 12:37 pm
Defense official says Sri Lanka attacks ‘retaliation for Christchurch’ shootings
State minister for defense says preliminary probe shows deadly suicide bombings in Sri Lanka that killed over 300 people were revenge for March assaults on New Zealand mosques
By Agencies
Worshipers prepare to enter the Al Noor mosque following a mass shooting in Christchurch, New Zealand, March 23, 2019. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
April 4, 2019, 10:44 am
Christchurch mosque massacre suspect to face 50 murder charges in court Friday
Australian Brenton Tarrant will also be charged with 39 counts of attempted murder at New Zealand’s High Court over last month’s rampage
By Nick Perry
In this photo supplied by the New Zealand government, mosque shooting survivor Farid Ahmed addresses the national remembrance service in Hagley Park for the victims of the March 15 mosques terrorist attack in Christchurch, New Zealand, March 29, 2019. (Mark Tantrum/New Zealand Government via AP)
March 29, 2019, 11:08 am
At memorial, New Zealand mosque survivor says he forgives attacker
PM Ardern says world had been stuck by a vicious cycle of extremism; also on hand are Australian PM and singer Yusuf Islam, aka Cat Stevens
By Nick Perry
His Royal Highness Prince El Hassan bin Talal Hashemite, of the Kingdom of Jordan, embraces a worshiper outside the Al Noor mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, March 23, 2019 (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
March 23, 2019, 8:31 am
Jordanian prince, family of slain boy visit Christchurch mosque as it reopens
Prince Hassan bin Talal of Jordan tells mourners there have been wars in Middle East in every decade and expresses sadness such violence occurred in ‘idyllic part of world’
By Nick Perry
A Muslim man reacts during Friday prayers at Hagley Park in Christchurch, New Zealand, March 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
March 22, 2019, 7:42 am
‘Broken-hearted’ New Zealand observes Muslim call to prayer week after massacre
‘New Zealand mourns with you. We are one,’ prime minister says at Christchurch service; 26 victims buried at mass funeral
By Nick Perry and JULIET WILLIAMS
A police official stands guard in front of the Al Noor mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, March 19, 2019. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
March 19, 2019, 1:51 pm
Christchurch harbored white supremacists before massacre
Activists accuse New Zealand government of ignoring increasing threat for years, opting to focus monitoring efforts on Islamists instead
By STEPHEN WRIGHT
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sings his election song before delivering a speech at an election rally in Istanbul's Kasimpasa district, on March 5, 2019 (Ozan KOSE / AFP)
March 19, 2019, 11:14 am
Erdogan campaign’s use of New Zealand mosque shooter video draws rebuke
Senior New Zealand official protests politicization of the massacre after Turkey’s president showed footage at rallies; 3 Turkish citizens were wounded
By AFP
This frame from video that was livestreamed on March 15, 2019, shows gunman Brenton Tarrant in a car before the mosque shootings in Christchurch, New Zealand. (Shooter's Video via AP)
March 18, 2019, 11:19 am
Facebook scrubs 1.5 million Christchurch attack videos, but criticism goes viral
New Zealand Herald reports some major firms are considering pulling ads from social media giant amid charges it isn’t doing enough to prevent real-time streaming of violent attacks
By AFP
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