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Australian white supremacist Brenton Tarrant attends his first day in court in Christchurch on August 24, 2020. Tarrant, who murdered 51 Muslims in last year's New Zealand mosques shooting showed no emotion as his sentencing hearing opened August 24, with horrific details of an atrocity prosecutors said was meticulously planned to inflict maximum casualties. Picture: AFP

Mosque attack

New Zealand judge sentences mosque shooter to life in prison, no parole

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Brenton Tarrant, a 29-year-old Australian, admitted to 51 charges of murder, 40 counts of attempted murder and one charge of committing a terrorist act during...

  • An image grab from TV New Zealand taken on 15 March 2019 shows armed New Zealand special forces arriving outside the mosque following a shooting in Christchurch. Picture: AFP

    Muslims still feel unsafe a year after New Zealand massacre

    Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, who received widespread praise for her handling of the aftermath of the massacre, admitted Friday there was "much more" her country could do to tackle white supremacists.

    405 days ago
  • FILE: A police officer secures the area in front of the Masjid al Noor mosque after a shooting incident in Christchurch on 15 March 2019. Picture: AFP

    New Zealand votes to amend gun laws after Christchurch attack

    A lone gunman used semi-automatic guns in Christchurch mosque attacks last month, killing 50 people as they attended Friday prayers.

    743 days ago
  • UN chief Antonio Guterres. Picture: @Antonioguterres/Twitter

    UN chief warns against rising anti-Muslim hatred

    His remarks came during a speech at Egypt's Al-Azhar, the Sunni Muslim world's foremost religious institution, where he met Grand Imam Ahmed al-Tayeb.

    752 days ago
  • An image grab from TV New Zealand taken on 15 March 2019 shows a victim arriving at a hospital following the mosque shooting in Christchurch. Picture: AFP.

    NZ fast tracks identification process for mosque attack victims

    The process of identifying victims’ bodies was sped up in order to release them to their families for burial under Muslim law. Authorities have confirmed that the deadliest attack in New Zealand’s recent history left over 50 people dead in Christchurch on Friday.

    766 days ago
  • Picture: SAPS

    Mayfair's Ethiopian community in mourning after fatal mosque shooting

    The 40-year-old was accosted by two men in the parking lot on Tuesday and shot dead.

    821 days ago
  • Picture: Freeimages.com

    Cops continue probe into mosque attack in Springs

    It's understood Uzair Karolia was leaving the Taqwa Bakerton Mosque after prayers when he was confronted by two armed suspects.

    867 days ago
  • Picture: @SAPoliceService/Twitter

    Still no arrests made following deadly Khayelitsha mosque shooting

    A worshipper was shot and killed on Tuesday and another was wounded.

    882 days ago
  • Picture: SAPS.

    19 in SA court over mosque attack, bomb scares

    The hearing was held "in camera", with the public, family members and media banned from the courtroom in the Verulam Magistrate's Court outside the city.

    927 days ago
  • The mosque in Malmesbury where three people were killed on 14 June 2018. Picture: Shamiela Fisher/EWN

    Hawks probe into Malmesbury mosque attack continues

    Two worshippers were killed, and two others injured during the knife attack last Thursday.

    1038 days ago
  • FILE: National Police Commissioner Khehla Sitole. Picture: Sethembiso Zulu/EWN.

    Sitole asks for time to investigate Malmesbury mosque attack

    MPs had asked National Police Commissioner Khehla Sitole for information on the mosque attack during Thursday's police committee meeting.

    1043 days ago
  • A member of the bomb disposal unit inspects a bag belonging to the Malmesbury mosque attacker on 14 June 2018. Picture: Cindy Archillies/EWN.

    Hawks take over Malmesbury mosque attack probe

    Two worshippers were stabbed to death and two others were injured in the attack on Thursday morning.

    1043 days ago
  • A member of the bomb disposal unit inspects a bag belonging to the Malmesbury mosque attacker on 14 June 2018. Picture: Cindy Archillies/EWN

    Police, Hawks to prioritise Malmesbury mosque attack

    National Police Commissioner Khehla Sitole has given an update to Parliament’s police committee on the attack which took place early on Thursday morning.

    1044 days ago
  • Picture: pixabay.com

    [LISTEN] 'Malmesbury mosque attack not a reflection of SA Muslim community'

    CapeTalk host Kieno Kammies interviewed a family member of one of the worshippers who was killed during the mosque attack.

    1044 days ago
  • Picture: @SAPoliceService/Twitter.

    Two killed in mosque attack in Malmesbury

    The Muslim Judicial Council has confirmed this morning’s incident in which two people were killed.

    1044 days ago
  • Forensic investigators at the Imam Hussain Mosque near Verulam following an attack on the complex. Picture: Ziyanda Ngcobo/EWN

    Hawks confirm bomb found at Verulam mosque

    Investigations have been underway since the attack on the Imam Hussain Mosque last week by knife-wielding men, which left a worshiper dead and two others injured.

    1075 days ago
  • Imam Ali Nchinyane survived the Mosque attack in Verulam. Picture: EWN

    [WATCH] Mosque attack survivor: They wanted to kill us

    Imam Ali Nchinyane survived the mosque attack in Verulam. He says he feels the attack was based on religious motives.

    1077 days ago
  • The brothers of Abbas Essop, the man who was killed in an attack on worshippers at a KZN mosque. Picture: Ziyanda Ngcobo/EWN.

    KZN mosque attack victim died ‘protecting the weak’

    The 34-year-old Abbas Essop was killed by his attackers while trying to help Muhammad Ali who had been stabbed in the stomach.

    1077 days ago
  • FILE: Police outside at the Imam Hussain Mosque near Verulam following an attack on the complex. Picture: Ziyanda Ngcobo/EWN

    Hawks find elements of ‘extremism’ in KZN mosque attack

    KwaZulu-Natal Hawks spokesperson Simphiwe Mhlongo says the brutality of this case is one of a kind.

    1078 days ago
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