Suspected gunman displayed white-supremacist symbols on ammunition during the deadly assault that left 49 people dead and dozens injured
Forty-nine people have been killed and 48 injured after two mass shootings at Christchurch mosques yesterday for NZ.
The death toll could rise as some of the people with gunshot wounds being treated at Christchurch Hospital are critically injured.
Security is still tight in the area around the two mosques - Al Noor Mosque on Deans Ave in Riccarton and Linwood Masjid in Linwood.
All mosques around the country have been closed.
The dead include a five-year-old girl and her father who were chased by the gunman and shot.
Three people are in custody, and one 28-year-old man is to appear in court this morning charged with murder.
A man who posted a video of the attack has been identified by a former co-worker in Australia as Brenton Tarrant.
Police said none of the group were on security watchlists in New Zealand or Australia.
If you know any kiwis, I know we may seem quiet and out of the way but this is a big deal so check in on them. I am fine btw just freaking scary that this is happening in our apparently peaceful chill country. The last shooting with this many deaths was the Las Vegas shooting...