The number of people killed in two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand has been reported to be 49. The gunman's attack has injured more than 20 people, and four people, including a woman, have been arrested so far.
At noon on Friday, the attack took place at Masjid Al Noor and Lynnwood Ave in Linwood Ave in Deans Ave, Christchurch, Jumma prayers, and the Linwood Ave.
A video was released after the attack, which showed corpses lying in different parts of the mosque, where 15 dead bodies were piled up and the attacker was firing at the dead body.
When one tried to escape the aggression, the attacker was more violent and started shooting him more, blocking the way out of the mosque, the attack was carried out.
The police have taken a vigilant position as a precautionary measure, calling it a ‘serious incident’, which has been ordered to stay inside as the city's hospitals and schools have been ordered to stay inside as they are, and the police have ordered the residents not to leave their homes.