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Bloody Friday: 49 worshippers killed after gunman unleashes terror on packed mosques in New Zealand

Multiple people were killed in mass shootings at two mosques full of people attending Friday prayers, as New Zealand police warned people to stay indoors as they tried to determine if more than one gunman was involved.
An attack on two crowded mosques during Friday prayers left multiple people dead, police said, on what Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern described as 'one of New Zealand's darkest days'. IN PIC: A man rests on the ground as he speaks on his mobile phone acro
An attack on two crowded mosques during Friday prayers left multiple people dead, police said, on what Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern described as 'one of New Zealand's darkest days'. IN PIC: A man rests on the ground as he speaks on his mobile phone acro
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Witnesses spoke of seeing bloodied bodies, with children also believed to be among the dead. IN PIC: A victim's body lies on on a footpath outside the mosque in central Christchurch. (Photo | AP)
Witnesses spoke of seeing bloodied bodies, with children also believed to be among the dead. IN PIC: A victim's body lies on on a footpath outside the mosque in central Christchurch. (Photo | AP)
Police said four people -- three men and a woman -- had been taken into custody, and that they had found and neutralised a number of IEDS. (Photo | AP)
Police said four people -- three men and a woman -- had been taken into custody, and that they had found and neutralised a number of IEDS. (Photo | AP)
The Masjid al Noor in central Christchurch was filled with worshippers when the attack happened, as was the second mosque in suburban Linwood. (Photo | AP)
The Masjid al Noor in central Christchurch was filled with worshippers when the attack happened, as was the second mosque in suburban Linwood. (Photo | AP)
The deadliest shooting occurred at the Masjid Al Noor mosque in central Christchurch at about 1:45 p.m. Witness Len Peneha said he saw a man dressed in black enter the mosque and then heard dozens of shots, followed by people running from the mosque in terror. (Photo| AP)
The deadliest shooting occurred at the Masjid Al Noor mosque in central Christchurch at about 1:45 p.m. Witness Len Peneha said he saw a man dressed in black enter the mosque and then heard dozens of shots, followed by people running from the mosque in terror. (Photo| AP)
A man who claimed responsibility for the shootings left a 74-page anti-immigrant manifesto in which he explained who he was and his reasoning for his actions. He said he considered it a terrorist attack. IN PIC: Image of the alleged shooter from a video footage. (Photo| AP)
A man who claimed responsibility for the shootings left a 74-page anti-immigrant manifesto in which he explained who he was and his reasoning for his actions. He said he considered it a terrorist attack. IN PIC: Image of the alleged shooter from a video footage. (Photo| AP)
A man who claimed responsibility for the shootings left a 74-page anti-immigrant manifesto in which he explained who he was and his reasoning for his actions. He said he considered it a terrorist attack. IN PIC: Image of the alleged shooter from a video footage. (Photo| AP)
A man who claimed responsibility for the shootings left a 74-page anti-immigrant manifesto in which he explained who he was and his reasoning for his actions. He said he considered it a terrorist attack. IN PIC: Image of the alleged shooter from a video footage. (Photo| AP)
He said he chose New Zealand because of its location, to show that even the most remote parts of the world were not free of 'mass immigration.' (Photo| AP)
He said he chose New Zealand because of its location, to show that even the most remote parts of the world were not free of 'mass immigration.' (Photo| AP)
The manifesto detailing motivations for the attack was posted on Friday morning onto a Twitter account with the same name and profile image as the Facebook page that streamed the attack. IN PIC: This image taken from the alleged shooter’s video, which was filmed Friday, March 15, 2019, shows a gun in his vehicle. (Photo | AP)
The manifesto detailing motivations for the attack was posted on Friday morning onto a Twitter account with the same name and profile image as the Facebook page that streamed the attack. IN PIC: This image taken from the alleged shooter’s video, which was filmed Friday, March 15, 2019, shows a gun in his vehicle. (Photo | AP)
Entitled 'The Great Replacement', the 73-page document said the gunman had wanted to attack Muslims.The title of the document has the same name as a conspiracy theory originating in France that believes European populations are being displaced in their homelands. (Photo | AP)
Entitled 'The Great Replacement', the 73-page document said the gunman had wanted to attack Muslims.The title of the document has the same name as a conspiracy theory originating in France that believes European populations are being displaced in their homelands. (Photo | AP)
All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has condemned the New Zealand mosque attack. “An anti-Muslim virus is spreading across the world,” AIMPLB board member Kamal Faruqui said. “People of all religions should be very worried.” (Photo | AP)
All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has condemned the New Zealand mosque attack. “An anti-Muslim virus is spreading across the world,” AIMPLB board member Kamal Faruqui said. “People of all religions should be very worried.” (Photo | AP)
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