The Christchurch mosque shootings were two consecutive attacks on worshippers at the Al Noor Mosque and the Linwood Islamic Centre in Christchurch, New Zealand, on a Friday during prayers. A lone gunman, an Australian white supremacist, killed 51 people and wounded many more, and livestreamed the first attack online. He was arrested and later pleaded guilty, receiving a sentence of life imprisonment without parole, the first in New Zealand's history. Prime minister Jacinda Ardern's government quickly banned most semi-automatic weapons. The attack led to international efforts, known as the Christchurch Call, to limit the spread of terrorist content online.
Before and after
- 25 January 2019Brumadinho dam disaster
- 26 February 20192019 Balakot airstrike
- 7 March 2019Arcade
- 10 March 2019Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302
- 15 March 2019Christchurch mosque shootings
- 15 March 20192019–2020 Hong Kong protests
- 31 March 20192019 Ukrainian presidential election
- 10 April 2019The first image of a black hole
- 11 April 20192019 Sudanese coup d'état
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