'Our hearts go out to the victims, their families, and the community affected by this horrendous act.'
on Friday afternoon local time. It also deleted the account that the video was posted from.
Police have confirmed"significant" fatalities; Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern called it a"terrorist attack" on Friday and said that 40 were killed. "New Zealand Police alerted us to a video on Facebook shortly after the livestream commenced, and we quickly removed both the shooter's Facebook and Instagram accounts and the video," Garlick continued."We're also removing any praise or support for the crime and the shooter or shooters as soon as we're aware. We will continue working directly with New Zealand Police as their response and investigation continues.
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