New Zealand mass shootings of Muslims

New Zealand has arrested a suspected gunman in mass shootings that claimed at leas 49 worshippers and pedestrians at two Muslim mosques in the city of Christchurch on Friday, March 14, 2019. Gatherings in Britain, parts of the United States, and other countries were called to pay respect in memory of the victims of the massacre.

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Fri., March 15, 2019

Arooj Chishty, left, hugs Courtney Richards of Harvard Avenue Christian Church as members of Tulsa's interfaith community with Tulsa Metropolitan Ministry greet worshippers as they leave Islamic Society of Tulsa, Friday, March 15, 2019 in Tulsa, Okla. The group showed up to show support in the wake of the New Zealand mosque shootings.

Mike Simons Associated Press
Edgar Beharrous with Temple Israel is thanked by Mujeeb Cheema as he exits the Islamic Society of Tulsa to members of Tulsa's interfaith community with Tulsa Metropolitan Ministry greet worshippers as they leave Islamic Society of Tulsa, Friday, March 15, 2019 in Tulsa, Okla. The group showed up to show support in the wake of the New Zealand mosque shootings.

Mike Simons Associated Press
Police officers prepare to search the area near the Masjid Al Noor mosque, site of one of the mass shootings at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, Saturday, March 16, 2019.

Mark Baker Associated Press
A women places flowers at a makeshift memorial near the Masjid Al Noor mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, Saturday, March 16, 2019, where one of the mass shootings occurred yesterday.

Mark Baker Associated Press
A group of women pray at the Masjidullah Mosque in Philadelphia, Friday, March 15, 2019.

Margo Reed Associated Press
People attend an interfaith service held in honor and solidarity with the people killed in the deadly attacks on mosques in New Zealand at an Masjidullah Mosque in Philadelphia, Friday, March 15, 2019.

Margo Reed Associated Press
Members of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Canada gather at the Baitul Islam Mosque during a special prayer in in Vaughan, Ontario for the victims of the deadly attacks on mosques in New Zealand on Friday, March 15, 2019.

Christopher Katsarov Associated Press
Members of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Canada gather at the Baitul Islam Mosque during a special prayer in in Vaughan, Ontario for the victims of the deadly attacks on mosques in New Zealand on Friday, March 15, 2019.

Christopher Katsarov Associated Press
People take part in a vigil at the New Zealand War Memorial on Hyde Park Corner in London, Friday, March 15, 2019. Other members of Britain’s royal family have followed Queen Elizabeth II in expressing their sadness over the shootings in Christchurch New Zealand. In a joint statement, Princes William and Harry, together with their spouses, the Duchess of Cambridge and the Duchess of Sussex, said that their hearts go out to those who lost their lives in the mosque shootings.

Dominic Lipinski Associated Press
Flower rest at a road block, as a Police officer stands guard near the Linwood mosque, site of one of the mass shootings at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, Saturday, March 16, 2019.

Mark Baker Ap
Queen Samiyah Mu El stands during an interfaith service held in honor and solidarity with the people killed in the deadly attacks on mosques in New Zealand at an Masjidullah Mosque in Philadelphia, Friday, March 15, 2019.

Margo Reed Associated Press