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Forty killed, more than 20 injured in NZ mosque shootings: PM
40 people were killed in Friday's mosque attacks in Christchurch.
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An image grab from TV New Zealand taken on March 15, 2019 shows an armed police officer at a hospital following the mosque shooting in Christchurch. (TV New Zealand/AFP/ Laurent Fievet)
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orty people were killed and more than 20 seriously wounded in mass shootings at two mosques in New Zealand's Christchurch on Friday, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said.
Ardern said New Zealand had been placed on its highest security threat level. She said four people in police custody held extremist views, but had not been on any police watchlists.
