Mosque shootings: New Zealand police say four in custody, IEDs found
Last updated on: 15 March,2019 10:23 am
Suspected IEDs found attached to the attackers' vehicles had been made safe by the military.
CHRISTCHURCH (AFP) - New Zealand police said they have detained four people in connection with deadly shootings at two mosques in Christchurch on Friday and had secured a number of improvised explosive devices.
"Four are in custody, three of them are men and one is a woman," commissioner Mike Bush said, saying there were "significant" and "multiple" fatalities.
He said the suspected IEDs found attached to the attackers’ vehicles had been made safe by the military.