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  • Mosque killer sent email to New Zealand PM minutes before beginning attack

    Date: 2019-03-16 17:25:34 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:43 - ID:7851101

    LONDON, March 16 (MENA) - The man who killed at least 49 people in New Zealand’s most deadly shooting in history reportedly sent an email to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and other politicians just before he entered a mosque and began firing. The ....

  • Malaysian PM deplores New Zealand mosques mass shooting

    Date: 2019-03-16 10:34:20 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:20 - ID:7850419

    KUALA LUMPUR, March 16 (MENA) - Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said he regretted very much the deadly terror attacks at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Friday. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and families,” ....

  • New Zealand police releases one of four people arrested following shooting at mosques

    Date: 2019-03-16 10:00:35 GMT - New Zealand - World - SN:17 - ID:7850324

    WELLINGTON, March 16 (MENA) - New Zealand police released one of the four people who were arrested following Friday's mass shootings at two mosques, which left scores of people dead and injured. Four people, including a woman, were taken into ....

  • New Zealand: Christchurch hospital says 7 victims discharged

    Date: 2019-03-16 09:19:31 GMT - New Zealand - World - SN:15 - ID:7850323

    WELLINGTON, March 16 (MENA) - Christchurch Hospital chief Greg Robertson says seven of the 48 gunshot victims admitted after Friday’s mosque shootings have been discharged, The Washington Post reported Saturday. Roberson says a 4-year-old girl ....

  • Christchurch mosque shootings accused appears in court

    Date: 2019-03-16 09:18:18 GMT - New Zealand - World - SN:14 - ID:7850326

    WELLINGTON, March 16 (MENA) - The man charged over the Christchurch mosque shootings has appeared in court and been remanded in custody until April 5, ABC News reported. In a brief appearance on Saturday morning, 28-year-old Australian man ....

  • Two Daesh members killed in Nangarhar airstrike

    Date: 2019-03-16 08:37:09 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:10 - ID:7850303

    KABUL, March 16 (MENA) - At least two members of Daesh terrorist group were killed in an airstrike which was conducted in eastern Nangarhar province, Khaama Press news agency reported on Saturday. The 201st Silab Corps of the Afghan Military in ....

  • Nine Taliban fighters killed in airstrikes in Afghanistan

    Date: 2019-03-16 08:35:42 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:9 - ID:7850293

    KABUL, March 16 (MENA) - Nine Taliban fighters were killed and an operational center of the militant group was destroyed in multiple airstrikes which were carried out in Tarinkot city, the provincial capital of Uruzgan province, Khaama Press news ....

  • New Zealand PM visit Christchurch scene of mosque attacks

    Date: 2019-03-16 08:13:08 GMT - New Zealand - World - SN:8 - ID:7850226

    WELLINGTON, March 16 (MENA) - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern visited on Saturday the scene of Friday's terrorist attack that targeted two mosques in Christchurch City, leaving 49 people dead and 48 others injured, the BBC reported. ....

  • 5.0 quake hits Pakistan's Balochistan

    Date: 2019-03-16 07:54:04 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:7 - ID:7850255

    ISLAMABAD, March 16 (MENA) - Tremors were felt in parts of Balochistan province of Pakistan, including Quetta on Saturday morning, Samaa TV reported. The earthquake measured 5.0 on the Richter scale, the National Seismic Monitoring Centre in ....

  • China denounces New Zealand mosque attacks

    Date: 2019-03-16 07:36:23 GMT - China - World - SN:6 - ID:7850220

    BEIJING, March 16 (MENA) - Chinese Foreign Ministry denounced shooting attacks on two mosques of New Zealand's Christchurch City in which at least 49 people were killed and many others wounded on Friday, the Chinese news agency Xinhua ....

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