8 minutes agoEven reporting for government officials about the terrorist attack on New Zealand
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)New Zealand Prime Minister Yacinda Ardern on Monday ordered an investigation into what government officials could have known about the armed man in Friday's massacre before he carried out the attack that left 50 people dead in two mosques in Christch. The purpose of this request is to see that [...]
The purpose of this request is to see what all relevant agencies knew or should have known about the individual and his activity, including his approach to weapons and if they could have been able to prevent the” attack, she said.
It also pledged to make changes to the country's weapons laws.
Investigations are continuing for Brentn Tarrant, age 28. He had had had a basic firearms license in November 2017 and bought his four online weapons in between then and March of 2018, the Kosovo Clan broadcasts.
Authorities in Australia also raided his sister's home, in a beach town north of Sydney, and are continuing their investigation into his home in Dunedin, about 220km south of Christch.
