New Zealand bans video game glorifying Christchurch mosque shooting


  • World
  • Thursday, 31 Oct 2019

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's Chief Censor said on Thursday he had banned a video game that appeared to glorify the mass shooting in Christchurch earlier this year that killed 51 Muslim worshippers.

In an attack broadcast live on Facebook, a lone gunman armed with semi-automatic weapons targeted Muslims attending prayers in two Christchurch mosques on March 15, killing 51 people and wounding dozens.

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