Police are initially seeking to hold Philip Manshaus in custody for four weeks on suspicion of murder and breach of anti-terrorism law.
Manshaus, who briefly smiled at photographers, does not admit to any crime, his lawyer said earlier.
Manshaus, a 21-year-old...
The suspected shooter at the al-Noor Islamic Centre near the country's capital was described as "a young white man" who appeared to have acted alone, police added.
The victim was a 75-year-old member of the congregation, mosque director Irfan Mushtaq...
Mohammad Rafiq, who served as an air force officer in Pakistan before moving to Norway where he is now retired, said he heard shots and glass breaking before he confronted the intruder, knocking the weapon out of his hands.
Rafiq...
Irfan Mushtaq, who also helped subdue the shooter, said the attacker was overpowered by an elderly worshipper in the mosque in Baerum, a neighbouring district of Oslo, on Saturday (August 10) afternoon.
Mushtaq, who was speaking outside a temporary mosque...
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Retired Sargeant from American Armed force "Richard McKinney" is a white American who had Islamophobia. His venegnce against Muslims reached to a level that Richard decided to bomb an Islamic center in his town. Richard had even...
The demonstrators also held a vigil to pay their respects to those that perished in the attack along with the dozens that were injured in the shootings.
Nine Pakistanis were among the people killed at the two mosques when a...
People wept and grieved for the 50 people who died and those who were injured in the shootings, as families waited for authorities to formally identify victims and release their bodies for burial.
Friday's attack, which Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern...
The Bangladeshi cricketers were on their way to the Masjid Al Noor mosque for afternoon prayers but fled after hearing gunshots.
The players and staff then took refuge at Hagley Oval cricket ground, which is close to where gunshots were...
People in centre of the city should stay indoors, police said.
Police officials did not immediately comment on whether the incident took place in the mosque or nearby. There is no official confirmation on casualties.
Media said shots had been fired...
Media reported that a gunman opened fire inside mosque in Christchurch's Hagley Park district. There were reports of armed police at a second mosque in the suburb of Linwood. A witness interviewed by TVNZ said he saw many injured...
