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| Active Shooter Reported in Central Christchurch, New Zealand | |
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| WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The police said they were dealing with an active shooter Friday in central Christchurch, New Zealand, and the risk remained “extremely high.” | |
| The country’s police commissioner, Mike Bush, said all Christchurch schools have been put in lockdown, and residents of the city were urged to stay indoors. | The country’s police commissioner, Mike Bush, said all Christchurch schools have been put in lockdown, and residents of the city were urged to stay indoors. |
| The website Stuff reported that the police had cleared nearby Cathedral Square, the site of a rally to fight climate change. | The website Stuff reported that the police had cleared nearby Cathedral Square, the site of a rally to fight climate change. |
| The police would not confirm local news reports that people had been injured or killed, and would also not confirm the location of the shooting | |
| The shooting happened a day after the country’s minister for climate change, James Shaw, 45, told the police that he was grabbed and hit on the street in the country’s capital, Wellington. | The shooting happened a day after the country’s minister for climate change, James Shaw, 45, told the police that he was grabbed and hit on the street in the country’s capital, Wellington. |
| While the details of the shooting were still unclear, one purported witness, Mohammad Isam, a Bangladeshi journalist, posted a video of members of Bangladesh’s national cricket team who he said escaped the attack. | While the details of the shooting were still unclear, one purported witness, Mohammad Isam, a Bangladeshi journalist, posted a video of members of Bangladesh’s national cricket team who he said escaped the attack. |
| The video showed several men in the team’s jersey walking briskly through a park with the message, “Bangladesh team escaped from a mosque near Hagley Park where there were active shooters. They ran back through Hagley Park back to the Oval,” referring to the nearby cricket ground. | The video showed several men in the team’s jersey walking briskly through a park with the message, “Bangladesh team escaped from a mosque near Hagley Park where there were active shooters. They ran back through Hagley Park back to the Oval,” referring to the nearby cricket ground. |
| Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern canceled her events for the rest of the day after the shooting. | Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern canceled her events for the rest of the day after the shooting. |
| Reports of the shooting happened as young protesters were gathering in Christchurch and cities around the world to demand action on climate change. | Reports of the shooting happened as young protesters were gathering in Christchurch and cities around the world to demand action on climate change. |