


Ninety people have also been injured, some critically. Seven more worshippers were killed at a second mosque in the suburb Linwood.

Using what appeared to be a helmet-mounted camera, the gunman livestreamed in horrifying detail 17 minutes of the attack on worshippers at the Al Noor Mosque in Deans Ave, where at least 41 people died. Photo: APInternet companies have scrambled to remove graphic video filmed by a gunman in the Christchurch mosque shootings that was widely available on social media for hours after the horrific attack.įacebook said it took down a livestream of the shootings and removed the shooter's Facebook and Instagram accounts after being alerted by police.Īt least 49 people were killed at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand's third-largest city, during Friday prayers at midday.
