New Zealand’s Prime Minister, Jacinda Adrern, stated that 40 people were killed in two mosque attacks in New Zealand, the attacker is an extremist right-wing violent terrorist who is an Australian citizen.
Parts of Christchurch, New Zealand, have been on lockdown and armed police have been deployed after receiving reports of shots fired at two mosques Friday afternoon.
New Zealand Commissioner Mike Bush stated “there are multiple fatalities” at two mosques in Christchurch and Canterbury Area.
There is one person in custody and there are “multiple fatalities” caused by an “active shooter,” describing a serious and grave situation Bush adds that the police are “unsure if other locations outside of that area are under threat.”
UAE condemns the shooting incident at two mosques in New Zealand, and reiterating the country’s principled and unequivocal position rejecting all forms of violence and terrorism.