Christchurch mosque shootings The Christchurch mosque shootings were two consecutive terrorist attacks at mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, during Friday Prayer on 15 March 2019.The attacks began at the Al Noor Mosque in the suburb of Riccarton at 1:40 pm and continued at the Linwood Islamic Centre at about 1:55 pm. Christchurch mosque shootings The gunman live-streamed the first attack on Facebook Live. The attacks killed 50 people and injured 50 others. A 28-Christchurch mosque shootings year-old Australian man, described in media reports as a white supremacist and part of the alt-right, was arrested and charged with murder. attacks have been linked to an increase in white supremacism and alt-right extremism globally observed since the mid-2010s Politicians and world leaders condemned the attacks, and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern described it as "one of New Zealand's darkest days.The Christchurch mosque shootingsgovernment has established a royal commission of inquiry into its security agencies in the wake of the attacks, which are the deadliest mass shootings in modern New Zealand history.New Zealand has often been considered a safe country, and has a relatively low level of homicide.These attacks were the first mass shooting in the country since the Raurimu massacre in 1997. Tarrant appeared in the Christchurch District Christchurch mosque shootings Court on 16 March, where he was charged with one representative count of murder.[146] The judge ordered the courtroom closed to the public except for accredited media, and allowed the accused to be filmed and photographed on the condition that his face be pixellated. In court, he smiled at reporters and made an inverted OK gesture below his waist, said to be a "white power" signCommissioner Bush said police were at the first scene within minutes of the incident being reported at 1:42 pm.It was initially understood that the arrest had taken 36 minutes, but it was later clarified that it had taken 21 minutes. In response to criticism that police were too slow to react, District Commander John Price said: "That is an incredibly fast response time. You had a mobile offender across a large metropolitan city. he third test-cricket match between New Zealand and Bangladesh, scheduled to commence at Hagley Oval in Hagley Park on 16 March, was likewise cancelled due to security concerns.[188] The Bangladesh team were planning to attend Friday Prayer at the Al Noor Mosque, and were moments from entering the building when the incident began.The players then fled on foot to Hagley Oval.Two days later, Canterbury withdrew from their match against Wellington in the Plunket Shield cricket tournament.Likewise the Super Rugby match between the Crusaders, based in Christchurch, and Highlanders, based in Dunedin, due to be played the next day was cancelled as "a mark of respect for the events"After the attacks, there were renewed calls to rename the Crusaders team, which derives from the medieval Crusades against Muslims. Christchurch mosque shootings The Christchurch mosque shootings were two consecutive terrorist attacks at mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, during Friday Prayer on 15 March 2019.The attacks began at the Al Noor Mosque in the suburb of Riccarton at 1:40 pm and continued at the Linwood Islamic Centre at about 1:55 pm. Christchurch mosque shootings The gunman live-streamed the first attack on Facebook Live. The attacks killed 50 people and injured 50 others. A 28-Christchurch mosque shootings year-old Australian man, described in media reports as a white supremacist and part of the alt-right, was arrested and charged with murder. attacks have been linked to an increase in white supremacism and alt-right extremism globally observed since the mid-2010s Politicians and world leaders condemned the attacks, and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern described it as "one of New Zealand's darkest days.The Christchurch mosque shootingsgovernment has established a royal commission of inquiry