Many people were killed in a mass shooting at a New Zealand mosque, a witness said
Police have not yet described the scale of the shooting but urged people in central Christchurch to stay indoors.Witness Len Peneha said he saw a man dressed in black enter the Masjid Al Noor mosque in central Christchurch at about 1:45 p.m. and then heard dozens of shots, followed by people running from the mosque in terror.
Peneha, who lives next door to the mosque, said the gunman ran out of the mosque, dropped what appeared to be a semi-automatic weapon in Peneha's driveway, and fled."I saw dead people everywhere. There were three in the hallway, at the door leading into the mosque, and people inside the mosque," he said. "It's unbelievable nutty. I don't understand how anyone could do this to these people, to anyone. It's ridiculous.
He said the gunman was white and was wearing a helmet with some kind of device on top, giving him a military-type appearance.Mark Nichols told the Herald he heard about five gunshots and that a Friday prayer goer returned fire with a rifle or shotgun. Nichols said he saw two injured people being carried out on stretchers past his automotive shop and that both people appeared to be alive.Armed police patrol outside a mosque in central Christchurch, New Zealand, Friday, March 15, 2019.
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