New Zealand police said one person was in custody in connection with a mass shooting that claimed multiple lives at two mosques in the city of Christchurch Friday.
The gunman was not identified. Officers responded to a shooting at the Masjid Al Noor Friday afternoon where witnesses said several people had been killed and injured.
A second gunman was seen a short distance away at the Linwood Masjid mosque.
Authorities were not sure if any other locations were under threat and urged worshipers to refrain from visiting any mosque in the country, said Mike Bush, the commissioner of the New Zealand police.
Christchurch schools were locked down until further notice.
“We have one person in custody but we are unsure if there are other people,” Bush said.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Friday’s events were “one of New Zealand’s darkest days.”
Witnesses said the Masjid Al Noor mosque was full for Friday afternoon prayer when the…
Source: News Agency of Nigeria
