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New Zealand attack: country in state of shock after 49 people killed in shooting in two mosques

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NEW YORK (Reuters) 15march2019 - A New Zealand mourning case has killed 49 people in two attacks targeting worshipers in two synagogues in Christchurch. Forty-eight people were wounded in the attack, and the identities of those killed and wounded were not disclosed. Floral wreaths have been placed outside mosques across the country, while some people are waiting for news of their missing relatives in the attack. Bangladesh, India and Indonesia say some of their citizens have been killed and others are still missing. An armed man, who identified himself as an Australian citizen, broadcast footage of the attack on the Al-Nour Mosque on Facebook. Adopting anti-immigrant racist views. Police say they arrested a man in his late 20s and was charged with murder. Two other men and a woman were also arrested. One of them was later released. The names of the attackers have yet to be announced. City police chief Mike Bush said they had seized firearms and explosive devices from a