When asked by a reporter about the possibility of retaliation within the Muslim community over the attack, the prime minister rejected the question, saying: "I don't think that is in keeping with their values."
"I can tell you one thing right now, our gun laws will change," Ardern said. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the shootings "can now only be described as a terrorist attack" and called it one of New Zealand's "darkest days." She also vowed to reform the country's gun laws.Īll updates in Universal Coordinated Time (UTC)Ģ0:50 Speaking at a press conference a day after the attack, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern vowed to reform the country's relatively relaxed gun laws, after saying that the attacker acquired his weapons legally with a valid gun license.Two other armed suspects were also taken into police custody. Police arrested and charged one man with murder over the attack.Security was also tightened at mosques in Canada and the United States. Police have asked mosques to close across New Zealand.At one mosque, authorities said they found explosive devices, which they were able to secure before they detonated.At least one of the attacks was livestreamed on social media channels.Fifty people died and dozens of others were injured in the twin terror attacks, which were carried out as worshipers took part in Friday prayers.News of the attacks in New Zealand sparked outrage and mourning around the globe, with world leaders condemning the shootings, the deadliest in the country's modern history. New Zealand's Muslim community was left reeling on Friday after at least one suspected right-wing extremist opened fire on two mosques in the city of Christchurch.
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