{"id":35527,"date":"2019-03-15T11:23:04","date_gmt":"2019-03-15T11:23:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/?p=35527"},"modified":"2019-03-15T11:23:04","modified_gmt":"2019-03-15T11:23:04","slug":"new-zealand-mosques-attack-suspect-praised-trump-in-manifesto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/?p=35527","title":{"rendered":"New Zealand mosques’ attack suspect praised Trump in manifesto"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Australian-born suspect who shot dead dozens of Muslim worshippers in Christchurch, New Zealand<\/a>, has published a manifesto citing US President Donald Trump<\/a> and Anders Breivik<\/a>, the Norwegian white supremacist who murdered 77 people in Norway in 2011.<\/p>\n

The 74-page dossier by Brenton Tarrant, which has been described by Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison as a “work of hate”, praised Trump as “a symbol of renewed white identity and common purpose”.<\/p>\n

The 28-year-old, who is now in police custody, also claimed that he had “brief contact” with Breivik and had received a “blessing” for his actions from the mass murderer’s acquaintances.<\/p>\n

The dossier stated objections to immigration and multiculturalism, and decries the “decaying” culture of the white, European Western world.<\/p>\n

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A bulletproof vest and protective gear is seen in this undated photo posted on Twitter on March 12 apparently\u00a0<\/span>by one of the gunmen who attacked a mosque in Christchurch [Twitter\/Reuters]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Earlier on Friday, at least 49 people were\u00a0killed<\/a> and 20 others seriously wounded in shootings at two mosques in Christchurch in the worst attack in the Pacific country’s history.<\/p>\n

The majority of the victims were shot at the Al Noor Mosque, while the rest were killed at another mosque in suburban Linwood.<\/p>\n

The Muslim worshippers had congregated for Friday prayers, Islam’s holy day of the week.<\/p>\n

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has described the shootings as a “well-planned terrorist attack”, and said this is one of the country’s “darkest days”.<\/p>\n

In addition to Tarrant, three other suspects, including a woman, have been arrested, New Zealand Police Commissioner Mike Bush said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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