Christchurch mosque shootings
Terrorist Mass Shooting Attacks in Christchurch, New Zealand
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Summary
Christchurch mosque shootings is a terrorist attack[1]. It ranks in the top 0.61% of terrorist attack entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23,568 views/month, #2 of 326).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Christchurch City[3]
- Country: New Zealand[4]
- Instance of: mass murder[5], livestreamed crime[6]
- Location: Christchurch[7], Canterbury Region[8], Al Noor Mosque[9], Linwood Islamic Centre[10]
- Commons category: Christchurch mosque shootings[11]
- Located in time zone: UTC+13:00[12]
- Armament: military-style semi-automatic[13], shotgun[14], bolt-action rifle[15], car bomb[16], AR-15–style rifle[17], Mossberg 930[18], Remington Model 870[19], .357 Magnum[20]
- Target: Al Noor Mosque[21], Linwood Islamic Centre[22]
- Point in time: March 15, 2019[23]
- Has cause: white supremacy[24], Islamophobia[25]
- Topic's main category: Category:Christchurch mosque shootings[26]
- Number of deaths: 51[27]
- Facet of: terrorism in New Zealand[28]
- Number of injured: 40[29]
- Described by source: Report: Royal Commission of Inquiry into the terrorist attack on Christchurch masjidain on 15 March 2019[30], The Chaos Machine[31]
- Has effect: Arms (Prohibited Firearms, Magazines, and Parts) Amendment Act 2019[32]
- Number of perpetrators: 1[33]
- Medical evacuation to: Christchurch Hospital[34]
- Perpetrator: Brenton Tarrant[35]
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Outcome and Impact
Things named for Christchurch mosque shootings include Christchurch Call summit[36], a summit[37], in France[38].
Why It Matters
Christchurch mosque shootings has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]
Entities named for it include Christchurch Call summit[36], a summit[37], in France[38].