New Zealand police detain four after mosque shootings

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  • Friday, 15 Mar 2019

Armed police following a shooting at the Al Noor mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, March 15, 2019. REUTERS/SNPA/Martin Hunter

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand police detained four people on Friday after mass shootings at two mosques in the city of Christchurch.

"Four are in custody. Three are men and one is a woman," New Zealand Police Commissioner Mike Bush told reporters in Wellington.

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