Police in New Zealand gave an update on the investigation into the terrorist attacks and say a 50th person has died. Also, 50 people are injured.
Fifty people were killed and 50 others were wounded in the attack, New Zealand Police Commissioner Mike Bush told reporters.A Syrian refugee and his teenage sons, a Pakistani academic and a blossoming student are among the victims of Friday's attacks, the biggest massacre in New Zealand's modern history.SOON: New Zealand police give an update on the attack
"He was a regular tourist," owner Syed Israr Ahmed told CNN."All I remember was that he was a fan of local food. He would leave the hotel in the morning and come back in the evenings." Cahill added that the debate that New Zealand is about to have on access to certain firearms should be short and swift.
United Kingdom Home Secretary Sajid Javid called the livestreaming of the New Zealand attack"absolutely repellant," and called on tech companies to do more to stop the video from spreading.
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