40 dead, 20 badly hurt in NZ mosque attacks: PM

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AFP Christchurch
Last Updated : Mar 15 2019 | 12:20 PM IST

Forty people were killed and 20 more were seriously injured in armed assaults on two Christchurch mosques Friday, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said.

"It is clear that this can now only be described as a terrorist attack," she said. "From what we know, it does appear to have been well planned."

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First Published: Mar 15 2019 | 12:20 PM IST

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