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Community members in New Zealand want to make it clear to the mosque shooter that he will not divide them. They are one, and they will mourn with the victims - they are not alone. There was a memorial held after the attacks and people from all over the community were their to show their support. Showing their support, they were wearing headscarves out of respect for and in solidarity of the Muslim community. Community members saying that the shooter was trying to divide them but he just brought them all closer.

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"New Zealand mourns with you. We are one."

Those are the powerful words New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern told the crowd of thousands of mourners who had gathered Friday for a Muslim prayer service in front of the Al Noor Mosque - one of two mosques where a gunman who espoused white nationalist views killed 50 worshippers last week.

It's the same sentiment Ardern expressed in her very first public statement during the chaotic moments immediately after the attacks, when she declared: "Many of those affected may be migrants, may be refugees. ... They are us. ... The perpetrator is not."

It's also a sentiment that has been echoed by thousands of New Zealanders from all walks of life in the week since the atrocity. And it's a sentiment that represents a stunningly powerful rebuke of the alleged shooter's ideology of division and hate.

New Zealanders have united to support and embrace their Muslim neighbors

"According to the Prophet Muhammad ... the believers in their mutual kindness, compassion, and sympathy are just like one body," said the prime minister, who was dressed in a black headscarf, at the huge gathering in Christchurch's Hagley Park on Friday.

"When any part of the body suffers, the whole body feels pain," she continued. "New Zealand mourns with you; we are one."

Thousands of other non-Muslim women, from police officers to TV news presenters to everyday citizens, followed Ardern's lead by wearing headscarves Friday at the memorial. They also donned headscarves at similar events at mosques around the country, out of respect for and in solidarity with the Muslim community.

The Muslim call to prayer, or adhan,was also broadcast on national radio and television across New Zealand at the beginning of the memorial service, followed by a two-minute moment of silence.

And around the country, New Zealanders came out to perform the traditional Maori ceremonial dance known as the "haka" to honor the victims of the shooting.

Maori are indigenous to New Zealand, and their culture and traditions are a big part of that country's national culture and identity. Numerous hakas, many of them impromptu, have taken place around the country in the week since the attacks - performed by everyone from students to leather-clad bikers.

All of these gestures of solidarity have been a balm to the hearts of the country's tiny Muslim community, which makes up roughly 1 percent of New Zealand's population.

"We are brokenhearted, but we are not broken. We are alive, we are together, we are determined to not let anyone divide us," New Zealand imam Gamal Fouda, who led the Friday service in Hagley Park, told the crowd in a moving 20-minute speech.

He also praised Arden for her leadership and compassion in the aftermath of the attacks, calling it "a lesson for world leaders."

"Thank you for holding our families close and honoring us with a simple scarf," Fouda said.

These expressions of solidarity also do something even more powerful: They serve as a forceful, unequivocal rebuke of the alleged Christchurch shooter who killed 50 Muslims and injured dozens more.

New Zealanders have sent a clear message: you will not divide us

The 74-page manifesto that the alleged shooter is believed to have posted online shortly before carrying out the attacks is titled "The Great Replacement."

That's a clear reference tothe writings of a controversial French philosopher Renaud Camus. As Sarah Wildman, who interviewed Camus for Vox in 2017, explains, "Camus argues that European civilization and identity are at risk of being subsumed by mass migration, especially from Muslim countries - it's a concept he refers to as the 'Great Replacement.'"

This idea is a cornerstone of white nationalist ideology around the world, and it's a theme that runs through the alleged shooter's entire manifesto, which provides the best insight we have so far into his alleged motives for the attack.

"This crisis of mass immigration ... is an assault on the European people that, if not combated, will ultimately result in the complete racial and cultural replacement of the European people," the manifesto states. "Mass immigration will disenfranchise us, subvert our nations, destroy our communities, destroy our ethnic binds, destroy our cultures, destroy our peoples."

The author explicitly states that his reason for carrying out the attack against New Zealand's Muslim community, many of whom are immigrants, was to "most of all show the invaders that our lands will never be their lands, our homelands are our own and that, as long as a white man still lives, they will NEVER conquer our lands and they will never replace our people."

It's a horrifying message of hate. But it's also, just looking at the numbers, absurd. Remember, Muslims make up a minuscule 1 percent of New Zealand's population (and in Australia, where the shooter is actually from, Muslims make up around just 2.6 percent of the population).

Yet the myth of an impending "cultural replacement" persists - and was evidently strong enough to compel the author to commit mass murder.

But New Zealanders, with their expressions of unity, just delivered a powerful blow to that myth.

The students and bikers and indigenous Maori who performed hakas to honor the victims; the police officers and TV news presenters who donned headscarves in solidarity with their Muslim neighbors; and the thousands of other New Zealanders who showed up for Friday prayers at mosques across the country sent a clear message: The Muslims in our community are not invaders. And they're not "replacing" anything.

They're New Zealanders. They're us.

"He was hoping to divide us," 52-year-old Christchurch resident Bell Sibly, who wore a headscarf to the memorial to show her support, told NDTV on Friday. "And instead, he's brought us all together in one big hug."

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"New Zealand mourns with you. We are one." Those are the powerful words New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern told the crowd of thousands of mourners who had gathered Friday for a Muslim prayer service in front of the Al Noor Mosque - one of two mosques where a gunman who espoused white nationalist views killed 50 worshippers last week.

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New Zealand has broadcast the Islamic call to prayer and observed a two-minute silence in ceremonies to mark a week since the Christchurch attacks.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern joined thousands of mourners near the Al-Noor mosque, one of two places of worship targeted in last Friday's shootings.

Imam Gamal Fouda, who led the prayers, said: "We are broken-hearted, but we are not broken."

Fifty people were killed and dozens more wounded in the attacks.

The lives lost and the world they revealed

Australian Brenton Tarrant, a self-proclaimed white supremacist, has been charged with one murder and is expected to face further charges.

On Thursday Ms Ardern announced a ban on all types of semi-automatic weapons.

What is happening on Friday?

Thousands of people have gathered in Hagley Park, near the Al-Noor mosque, to mark Friday's national day of reflection for the victims.

The Muslim call to prayer, or adhan, was broadcast on national television and radio at 13:30 (00:30 GMT) and was followed by a two-minute silence.

In an address beforehand, Ms Ardern said: "New Zealand mourns with you, we are one."

"According to the Prophet Muhammad... the believers in their mutual kindness, compassion and sympathy are just like one body. When any part of the body suffers, the whole body feels pain."

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The Imam of Al-Noor mosque, Gamal Fouda, was there when the attack happened and said the gunman "broke the hearts of millions around the world".

"Today, from the same place, I look out and I see the love and compassion," he said.

"We are alive, we are together, we are determined to not let anyone divide us."

One observer, John Clark, said the message was profound: "People will be rethinking how they react, how they think, and how they speak sometimes - it's penetrated to that level of society.

"We like to think that we're a liberal community, but we know that there are dark parts," said Mr Clark, 72. "It will positively affect New Zealand and maybe we'll have even more to offer the world."

Many mosques across the country are opening their doors to visitors, and human chains will be formed outside some in symbolic acts of protection and support.

A mass funeral is being held for 30 of the dead, including the youngest victim Mucaad Ibrahim, aged three , who was killed at the Al-Noor mosque.

At the scene
Howard Johnson, BBC News, Hagley Park, Christchurch
"I'm wearing this in solidarity today," said hairdresser Melody, pointing at a blue headscarf adorned with gold crucifixes.

Like thousands of others in the city of Christchurch, she's been struggling to come to terms with the horror of last week's attacks.

All week advertising hoardings have been beaming positive messages back onto the streets: "This isn't us", "Kia Kaha Christchurch" and "No room for racism here".

Friday was a chance for Christchurchers to bring those sentiments together in one place at the same time and to pay their respects to the dead.

People flocked from all corners of the city and flowers and messages of sympathy were laid at the foot of the park's towering oak trees.

A Maori biker gang gathered in the enclosure for Muslim prayers to offer their protection. One had a large red crucifix emblazoned on the back of his leather waistcoat. It felt symbolic of New Zealand's positive, multicultural response to the killings.

When the tributes were over people started pouring out of the park, back into the city and their everyday lives.

I approached Christine McCartney. She was born in the city in 1951 and has lived here her whole life. "It's all been deeply saddening," she told me, "but I feel positive about the way this has brought us all together."

Earlier, Ms Ardern encouraged as many New Zealanders as possible to use the day to pause and reflect.

"I know many New Zealanders wish to mark the week that has passed since the terrorist attack and to support the Muslim community as they return to mosques," she said.

"How we choose to reflect during the silence will be different for each of us. Everyone should do what feels right for them, wherever they are - at home, at work, at school."

One social media campaign has urged non-Muslim women in New Zealand to wear a headscarf for the day.

Meanwhile, government officials worked into the night to prepare the mosque and the bodies of victims for a mass burial in Christchurch later on Friday.

One person who took part said: "All the bodies are washed. We finished around 1.30am. It was our duty. After we finished, there was a lot of emotion. People were crying and hugging."

What is the gun ban?

Ms Ardern announced a ban on all types of semi-automatic weapons and assault rifles following the Christchurch attacks.

She said she expected new legislation to be in place by 11 April, saying: "Our history changed forever. Now, our laws will too."

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"Six days after this attack, we are announcing a ban on all military style semi-automatics (MSSA) and assault rifles in New Zealand," Ms Ardern said in a news conference.

"Related parts used to convert these guns into MSSAs are also being banned, along with all high-capacity magazines."

An amnesty has been imposed so the owners of affected weapons can hand them in, and a buy-back scheme will follow.

The buy-back could cost up to NZ$200m ($138m; £104m), but Ms Ardern said "that is the price that we must pay to ensure the safety of our communities".

Ms Ardern has also announced that a National Memorial Service for victims is being planned for next week.

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The New Zealand mosque shooting may have played out live on Facebook, but it was born out of 8chan, one of the self-described "darkest reaches" of the internet where uncensored racism, misogyny and conspiracy theories have encouraged multiple mass killers.

The mosque shooter's fellow 8chan users didn't complain when they watched him kill 50 praying Muslims in a live-streamed video. They egged him on with racist jokes and memes, then saved the video so they could share it more widely. And while police ultimately arrested the suspected gunman, they may never be able to take down the trans-national network of trolls that enabled him on sites like 8chan.

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"I will carry out an attack against the invaders, and will even livestream the attack via Facebook," an anonymous user posted on 8chan's "politically incorrect" forum last Friday, ahead of the mosque attack in Christchurch.

The user linked to a Facebook account belonging to brenton.tarrant.9, and shared links to a lengthy manifesto filled with neo-Nazi in-jokes, conspiracy theories about "white genocide" and references to far-right online culture.

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The Facebook video - and the shooting - started streaming a short time later, and ended with the deaths of 50 Muslims at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand.
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Many users on 8chan applauded the massacre as it happened, and celebrated it afterwards with approving messages and Nazi-themed cartoon memes. "Good shooting, Tex," one anonymous person wrote. Meanwhile, users re-posted the video millions of times on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Reddit and 4chan, a similar site to 8chan. YouTube reportedly saw the video uploaded once per second, while Facebook knocked down nearly 3-million uploads within the first 24 hours after the attack.

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"There's no separation between the online and offline violence - the trolling behaviour and the terrorist act," said Jessica A. Johnson, an anthropology professor at the University of Washington who studies anger in young white men. She says 8chan is part of a global network for far-right extremists who see the mosque shooting as a big "inside joke" - one they can participate in by sharing the video.
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"It's opening a door for people to participate in it themselves ... in the way they're circulating these clips," Johnson told Global News.

"I consider them to be cultivating a fight club-type atmosphere that's gone public, which actually makes it more 'fun.'"

8chan is similar to 4chan and Gab, two other online communities where white supremacy and misogyny are discussed openly. These sites spawned the Pizzagate and QAnon conspiracy theories, and have been linked to mass killings at a synagogue in Pittsburgh (11 dead), on a sidewalk in Toronto (10 dead) and at a mosque in Quebec City (six dead). The Christchurch shooter even wrote the name of the Quebec City killer, Alexandre Bissonnette, on his gun.

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Many politicians have called for Facebook, YouTube and Twitter to be held accountable for the racist content published on their platforms. But much of that content is bubbling up from a darker, uglier corner of the internet that remains almost entirely uncensored.

Here's why it's so tough to clean out those toxic corners of the web where white supremacy, misogyny and conspiracy theories have helped inspire so much violence.

What is 8chan?

The website 8chan describes itself as "the darkest reaches of the internet" where a wide range of offensive content is allowed, so long as it doesn't violate U.S. law. It's home to members of the misogynist "GamerGate" group, and it was briefly de-listed from Google's search index in 2015 after child porn was allegedly posted on the site.

8chan is a spinoff of 4chan, a similar image-based messaging board where users push the limits of discussion around a wide range of topics, from pop culture to pornography to politics - a category named "politically incorrect" on both sites.

Many users compete to "troll" one another on these sites with extremely offensive jokes and memes that occasionally surface on more mainstream sites such as Reddit or Twitter. Pepe the Frog, for instance, was co-opted on these sites and turned into a symbol of white supremacy, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center.

READ MORE: Pepe the Frog Internet meme is now a designated hate symbol

Johnson says these extreme tongue-in-cheek jokes help tie the community together. "It's not just about making other people upset who are outside of the inside joke. It's also to cultivate an intensified sensation by virtue of being part of the inside joke," she said.

Users are identified only by numbers, and their identities remain anonymous. The result is two "politically incorrect" communities steeped in extreme views, where users can share white supremacist memes, spin conspiracy theories and encourage one another to commit acts of violence without fear of public reproach.
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Mary Anne Franks, a law professor at the University of Miami, says the mosque shooter was clearly steeped in the hateful culture of 8chan.

"It's pretty clear the person involved here was radicalized online," she told The Associated Press last week.

"The conversations in these chat rooms and message boards, with in-jokes and memes, are part of a cultivation of a certain kind of radical person in these spaces."
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Johnson says these sites are filled with threats of violence, so it's extremely difficult to spot an attack before it occurs.

"You can't tell a joke from a threat," she said.

On Wednesday, for instance, an anonymous 8chan user attempted to shame other users for failing to "accelerate" the violence triggered in New Zealand. "Are we going to patiently sit around for another 8 years until the next one of us is going to do something?" the individual wrote.

Another user rejected the suggestion and said the community is "one of peace."

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Former FBI agent Michael German says it's "remarkable" how openly people discuss violence on sites like 8chan. He says it's extremely difficult to keep up with all the threats and discussions of violence because there are so many, and they often don't amount to anything. However, a threatening post can become a good piece of evidence if it does lead to an attack, German says.
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"Those channels leave breadcrumbs that law enforcement and researchers can track," said German, who is now a fellow at the Brennan Center for Justice, a left-leaning, non-partisan think tank at New York University Law School. German previously worked as an undercover agent who infiltrated white supremacist groups.
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German says users on these sites are usually very technologically advanced, so it's often hard for law enforcement to track their location or determine their exact identities. However, he says the white supremacist movement is a trans-national problem that will continue to crop up in different parts of the world because of its strong online network.

How 8chan helped spread the mosque shooting video

Facebook revealed on Monday that 8chan users likely watched the shooting live without reporting it, then saved the video so it could be re-uploaded 1.5 million times over the following day. The social media company says fewer than 200 people watched the video live and 4,000 watched it overall before it was taken down. The video was not flagged to Facebook's censors until 29 minutes after the stream started.

"We continue to work around the clock to prevent this content from appearing on our site, using a combination of technology and people," said Chris Sonderby, vice-president and deputy general counsel at Facebook, in a statement on Monday.

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Users uploaded the shooting video to YouTube at least once per second in the hours after the attack, the Washington Post reported.

"This was a tragedy that was almost designed for the purpose of going viral," Neal Mohan, YouTube's chief product officer, told the Post.
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Johnson says the mosque shooter was clearly trying to inspire his fellow 8chan users to spread the video by filling his manifesto with in-jokes and references to white-supremacist conspiracy theories.

"It's not just spreading hate, it's also intensifying a kind of desire to participate ... in networking," she said.

German says it's tempting to blame social media companies, but he compared that to "blaming the telephone."

Alex Stamos, Facebook's former chief security officer, explained in a series of tweets after the shooting that it's extremely difficult for the company's algorithms to stop every version of the video. He estimated that big tech companies were blocking 99 per cent of the uploads, but some watermarked or edited versions were still slipping through.

"What you are seeing on the major platforms is the water leaking around thousands of fingers poked in a dam," he said.

To ban or not to ban

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has called for the world to present a "united front" against the spread of hate on social media, where the threat of white supremacy can transcend borders and trigger violence in many different countries.

"This is not just an issue for New Zealand," Ardern said earlier this week. "Social media platforms have been used to spread violence (and) material that incites violence. All of us, I think, need to present a united front."
WATCH BELOW: The world is moving toward a more censored internet
Several internet service providers in New Zealand and Australia have already blocked 8chan, 4chan and LiveLeak for hosting the shooting video. However, other countries have yet to follow suit.

Sites like 8chan and 4chan are much more difficult to hold accountable than Facebook, because they are largely anonymous grassroots websites with no major corporate presence.

German says censoring 8chan will only drive its technologically-advanced users to find a new platform for their conspiracy theories.

"Censorship is never very effective," he said.

"They just find another channel."

Johnson echoed that sentiment, saying that it's impossible to stamp out these communities, either on the internet or in the real world. "It's all about conspiratorial brotherhood," she said. "It's a bonding mechanism for these guys. That's why it doesn't go away."

- With files from the Associated Press and Reuters

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By Ben Westcott, Jenni Marsh, Helen Regan, Meg Wagner, Brian Ries, Veronica Rocha, Aimee Lewis, Rob Picheta and Harmeet Kaur, CNN

Updated 10:34 PM ET, Sat March 16, 2019

What we know now

Terror attack on mosques: At least 50 people were killed and 50 wounded, in a hate-filled terror attack targeting two mosques in the New Zealand city of Christchurch.

The suspect: The shooter, identified as 28-year-old Australian citizen Brenton Harrison Tarrant, has been charged with murder. Authorities found an 87-page manifesto filled with anti-immigrant, anti-Muslim ideas.

Gun laws will be tightened: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said she would change the country's firearm laws in response to the attacks

Here's how you can help the victims.

10:04 p.m. ET, March 16, 2019
Our live coverage has moved

The latest updates on the aftermath of the Christchurch terror attack can be found here.

8:55 p.m. ET, March 16, 2019
Many victims required multiple surgeries, head of surgery says

From Susanna Capelouto

Thirty-four patients are still receiving treatment at Christchurch Hospital and two were discharged on Sunday, Christchurch Hospital Head of Surgery Greg Robertson said in a press conference.

"Twelve remain in intensive care and one girl was transferred to a children's hospital," Robertson said, adding "Many patients require multiple surgeries."

6:36 p.m. ET, March 16, 2019
Police aren't saying yet whether any other suspects were involved in the attack

From Susanna Capelouto

So far, only suspected shooter Brenton Tarrant has been charged with murder for the attack on two mosques in Christchurch on Friday, according to New Zealand Police Commissioner Mike Bush.

Bush said at a press conference Sunday that others had been arrested but that police did not believe they were involved in the attack.

"I will not be saying anything conclusive until we are absolutely convinced as to how many people were involved, but we hope to be able to give that advice over the next few days," Bush added.

Two other people were apprehended, Bush said, and police seized a firearm from them. The woman was released without charge, while the other man was charged with firearms offenses.

One additional man was also arrested in the aftermath of the shooting, but police said they don't believe he was involved in the attack either. Bush said the man was helping get children to safety but that he armed himself, "which is not the right approach."

6:18 p.m. ET, March 16, 2019
A father of four chased off the shooter during the attack

From Matthew McKew for CNN

Abdul Aziz Wahabzadah says he was inside Linwood Islamic Centre in Christchurch, New Zealand, when a gunman opened fire.

Wahabzadah grabbed a credit card reader and ran outside the building. He threw the credit card reader at the suspect while shouting at him in an attempt to distract the shooter away from the mosque.

"I was screaming at the guy, 'Come here, I'm here'," Wahabzadah told CNN. "I just want him to put more focus on me than go inside the masjid ("mosque"). But unfortunately, he got himself to the masjid."

Wahabzadah's four children were inside the mosque.

Wahabzadah said the shooter then dropped his weapon and ran back to his car. Wahabzadah said he thought the shooter went to get more weapons from his car.

Wahabzadah told CNN he ran after the shooter and picked up a discarded weapon of the gunman, which he described as a "shotgun." He threw it at the gunman's car, shattering his window.

"When he sees me I am chasing with a gun, he sat in his car", Wahabzadah said. "And I just got the gun and throw it on his window like an arrow and blast his window. He thought probably I shot him or something and then he drive off."

Wahabzadah didn't stop there. He said he continued chasing after him but the shooter did a U-turn and raced off.

It was then that Wahabzadah said he returned to the mosque to discover the scope of the violence.

4:50 p.m. ET, March 16, 2019
Death toll rises to 50

Fifty people were killed and 50 others were wounded in the attack, New Zealand Police Commissioner Mike Bush told reporters.

The death toll had been previously reported as 49.

A Syrian refugee and his teenage sons, a Pakistani academic and a blossoming student are among the victims of Friday's attacks, the biggest massacre in New Zealand's modern history.

As authorities begin to release information on the victims, here's what we know so far.

4:45 p.m. ET, March 16, 2019
SOON: New Zealand police give an update on the attack

New Zealand Police Commissioner Mike Bush is about to speak to reporters in Wellington to provide an update on the Christchurch attack.
Watch it here.

2:43 p.m. ET, March 16, 2019
49 prayer mats for the 49 victims

A group of people in Melbourne, Australia, took part in a vigil for the victims of the attacks at two Christchurch, New Zealand, mosques, according to Zahraa Albadri.

They put out 49 prayer mats with candles for the 49 victims.
Here's a photo from the scene:

1:34 p.m. ET, March 16, 2019
Survivor posts video from hospital bed

Wasseim Alsati, who survived the Christchurch terror attack, posted a Facebook video from his hospital bed on Friday thanking people for their support.

In the caption, Alsati says he was shot three times and "was in a lot of pain."
Watch here:
Here's what he said:

Hi guys, how are you? I'm very sorry to miss your calls and text messages. I will not be able to answer anyone for now. I am really tired. Okay, guys? Please pray for my son, for me and for my daughter. Hopefully she will be so much better. Okay? I'm just posting this video to show you that I am fully okay. Okay, guys? It's been a pleasure to know you all, guys. Thank you for all the support and all the help that you have given me so far. God bless you all.

1:00 p.m. ET, March 16, 2019
Candles burn outside one of the New Zealand mosques

This photo was taken at 2:45 a.m. across the street from the Al Noor mosque, where 41 people were killed on Friday.

Flowers line the area behind the police tape and candles are burning to remember the victims.

In a video on Twitter, police officers were seen earlier taking flowers from a memorial into their police car so they could place them outside the mosque.

What we know now

Terror attack on mosques: At least 50 people were killed and 50 wounded, in a hate-filled terror attack targeting two mosques in the New Zealand city of Christchurch.

The suspect: The shooter, identified as 28-year-old Australian citizen Brenton Harrison Tarrant, has been charged with murder. Authorities found an 87-page manifesto filled with anti-immigrant, anti-Muslim ideas.

Gun laws will be tightened: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said she would change the country's firearm laws in response to the attacks

Here's how you can help the victims.

10:04 p.m. ET, March 16, 2019
Our live coverage has moved

The latest updates on the aftermath of the Christchurch terror attack can be found here.

8:55 p.m. ET, March 16, 2019
Many victims required multiple surgeries, head of surgery says

From Susanna Capelouto

Thirty-four patients are still receiving treatment at Christchurch Hospital and two were discharged on Sunday, Christchurch Hospital Head of Surgery Greg Robertson said in a press conference.

"Twelve remain in intensive care and one girl was transferred to a children's hospital," Robertson said, adding "Many patients require multiple surgeries."

6:36 p.m. ET, March 16, 2019
Police aren't saying yet whether any other suspects were involved in the attack

From Susanna Capelouto

So far, only suspected shooter Brenton Tarrant has been charged with murder for the attack on two mosques in Christchurch on Friday, according to New Zealand Police Commissioner Mike Bush.

Bush said at a press conference Sunday that others had been arrested but that police did not believe they were involved in the attack.

"I will not be saying anything conclusive until we are absolutely convinced as to how many people were involved, but we hope to be able to give that advice over the next few days," Bush added.

Two other people were apprehended, Bush said, and police seized a firearm from them. The woman was released without charge, while the other man was charged with firearms offenses.

One additional man was also arrested in the aftermath of the shooting, but police said they don't believe he was involved in the attack either. Bush said the man was helping get children to safety but that he armed himself, "which is not the right approach."

6:18 p.m. ET, March 16, 2019
A father of four chased off the shooter during the attack

From Matthew McKew for CNN

Abdul Aziz Wahabzadah says he was inside Linwood Islamic Centre in Christchurch, New Zealand, when a gunman opened fire.

Wahabzadah grabbed a credit card reader and ran outside the building. He threw the credit card reader at the suspect while shouting at him in an attempt to distract the shooter away from the mosque.

"I was screaming at the guy, 'Come here, I'm here'," Wahabzadah told CNN. "I just want him to put more focus on me than go inside the masjid ("mosque"). But unfortunately, he got himself to the masjid."

Wahabzadah's four children were inside the mosque.

Wahabzadah said the shooter then dropped his weapon and ran back to his car. Wahabzadah said he thought the shooter went to get more weapons from his car.

Wahabzadah told CNN he ran after the shooter and picked up a discarded weapon of the gunman, which he described as a "shotgun." He threw it at the gunman's car, shattering his window.

"When he sees me I am chasing with a gun, he sat in his car", Wahabzadah said. "And I just got the gun and throw it on his window like an arrow and blast his window. He thought probably I shot him or something and then he drive off."

Wahabzadah didn't stop there. He said he continued chasing after him but the shooter did a U-turn and raced off.

It was then that Wahabzadah said he returned to the mosque to discover the scope of the violence.

4:50 p.m. ET, March 16, 2019
Death toll rises to 50

Fifty people were killed and 50 others were wounded in the attack, New Zealand Police Commissioner Mike Bush told reporters.

The death toll had been previously reported as 49.

A Syrian refugee and his teenage sons, a Pakistani academic and a blossoming student are among the victims of Friday's attacks, the biggest massacre in New Zealand's modern history.

As authorities begin to release information on the victims, here's what we know so far.

4:45 p.m. ET, March 16, 2019
SOON: New Zealand police give an update on the attack

New Zealand Police Commissioner Mike Bush is about to speak to reporters in Wellington to provide an update on the Christchurch attack.
Watch it here.

2:43 p.m. ET, March 16, 2019
49 prayer mats for the 49 victims

A group of people in Melbourne, Australia, took part in a vigil for the victims of the attacks at two Christchurch, New Zealand, mosques, according to Zahraa Albadri.

They put out 49 prayer mats with candles for the 49 victims.
Here's a photo from the scene:

1:34 p.m. ET, March 16, 2019
Survivor posts video from hospital bed

Wasseim Alsati, who survived the Christchurch terror attack, posted a Facebook video from his hospital bed on Friday thanking people for their support.

In the caption, Alsati says he was shot three times and "was in a lot of pain."
Watch here:
Here's what he said:

Hi guys, how are you? I'm very sorry to miss your calls and text messages. I will not be able to answer anyone for now. I am really tired. Okay, guys? Please pray for my son, for me and for my daughter. Hopefully she will be so much better. Okay? I'm just posting this video to show you that I am fully okay. Okay, guys? It's been a pleasure to know you all, guys. Thank you for all the support and all the help that you have given me so far. God bless you all.

1:00 p.m. ET, March 16, 2019
Candles burn outside one of the New Zealand mosques

This photo was taken at 2:45 a.m. across the street from the Al Noor mosque, where 41 people were killed on Friday.

Flowers line the area behind the police tape and candles are burning to remember the victims.

In a video on Twitter, police officers were seen earlier taking flowers from a memorial into their police car so they could place them outside the mosque.

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BuzzFeed World on Instagram: “The day after more than 40 were killed in mass shootings at two mosques in New Zealand in the worst terror attack in the nation’s history, the country’s prime minister vowed to strengthen the country’s gun laws. “I can tell you one thing right now: our gun laws will change,” Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said during a press conference Saturday morning local time. “Now is the time for change.” Forty-nine people were killed and more than 40 others injured after shootings at two mosques in Christchurch during Friday’s afternoon prayer. An Australian citizen in his late 20s has been charged with murder and two others have been taken into custody. Ardern said the suspected primary shooter used five guns, including semi-automatic weapons and shotguns, adding that he obtained a gun license in November 2017 and acquired the guns legally thereafter. “That will give you an indication of why we need to change our gun laws,” she said. Authorities would be investigating how and when he acquired the firearms as well as the suspect’s travel in and out of New Zealand, Ardern said. (📹: AP, 📝: @kassy)
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42K likes, 1,091 comments - world on March 15, 2019: “The day after more than 40 were killed in mass shootings at two mosques in New Zealand in the worst terror attack in the nation’s history, the country’s prime minister vowed to strengthen the country’s gun laws. “I can tell you one thing right now: our gun laws will change,” Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said during a press conference Saturday morning local time. “Now is the time for change.” Forty-nine people were killed and more than 40 others injured after shootings at two mosques in Christchurch during Friday’s afternoon prayer. An Australian citizen in his late 20s has been charged with murder and two others have been taken into custody. Ardern said the suspected primary shooter used five guns, including semi-automatic weapons and shotguns, adding that he obtained a gun license in November 2017 and acquired the guns legally thereafter. “That will give you an indication of why we need to change our gun laws,” she said. Authorities would be investigating how and when he acquired the firearms as well as the suspect’s travel in and out of New Zealand, Ardern said. (📹: AP, 📝: @kassy)
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In this video, groups of New Zealand students perform a ceremonial Haka. Haka is a traditional dance of the Indigenous people and is performed as a mark of respect and honour. These students performed this dance to honour the victims of the Christchurch shootings. Mourners stood in silence as the students were performing.

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Twitter is a way to get information out quickly and effectively. Users are tweeting all about the shootings and how sad it is reading about what happened. Also how important it is that the victims' memories are blessings and will never be forgotten.
Others have tweeted about how other places of the world have raised money for the people who survived the shootings. They are making it known to everyone that it is crucial that no one lose sight of everyone's capacity to love and cherish human beings.

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