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New Zealand: Flights cancelled after shootings, PM calls “well-planned ter
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Christchurch [New Zealand], Mar 15 (ANI): National carrier Air New Zealand on Friday cancelled at least 17 flights in and out of Christchurch, especially for tonight, following the indiscriminate shootings at two mosques here during Friday prayers that left 49 people dead and many others
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Leadership here would've covertly supported attack on Muslims: Mehbooba st
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 15 (ANI): Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Friday stoked controversy by saying that had a Christchurch shooting like incident happened in India, the leadership here would have "politicized it, indulged in warmongering and covertly supported atta
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49 killed, 48 injured in New Zealand's worst terror attack
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Christchurch [New Zealand], Mar 15 (ANI): In the worst ever terror attack in New Zealand, multiple gunmen carried out indiscriminate shootings at two mosques here during the Friday prayers, leaving 49 people dead and at least 48 wounded, besides giving a scare to the Bangladesh cricket te
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40 people killed, 20 injured in Christchurch mosque shootings: NZ PM
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Christchurch [New Zealand], Mar 15 (ANI): 40 people lost their lives and at least 20 others were wounded when gunmen opened fire at two mosques here on Friday, confirmed New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
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ICC condemns Christchurch shootings, backs cancellation of New Zealand-Ban
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Dubai [UAE], Mar 15 (ANI): The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Friday condemned the shootings that took place in two mosques here while backing the New Zealand Cricket Board's decision to call off the final Test match with Bangladesh.
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4 people in custody after shooters target 2 Christchurch mosques
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Christchurch [New Zealand], Mar 15 (ANI): Four people - one woman and three men - have been taken into custody in relation to the gruesome shootings at two mosques here, New Zealand Police Commissioner Mike Bush said on Friday, highlighting that there are a "significant" number of casualties
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Final Test match between New Zealand and Bangladesh called off
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Christchurch [New Zealand], Mar 15 (ANI): The final Test match between New Zealand and Bangladesh has been called off at Christchurch after a mass shooting at a nearby mosque today, New Zealand cricket said.
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Williamson ruled out of third Test match against Bangladesh
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Christchurch [New Zealand], Mar 15 (ANI): New Zealand's skipper Kane Williamson has been ruled out of the third Test match against Bangladesh as he failed to recover from a left pectoral muscle injury he sustained in the second Test match.
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Bangladesh team narrowly escapes New Zealand mosque shooting
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Christchurch [New Zealand], Mar 15 (ANI): The Bangladesh cricket team, currently in New Zealand for their third test with the Kiwis, narrowly escaped the active shooter situation at the Masjid Al Noor mosque here on Friday.
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Active shooter situation at New Zealand mosque, casualties feared
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Christchurch [New Zealand], Mar 15 (ANI): Police are responding to an 'active shooter' situation at a mosque here, according to local media.
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Former NZ batsman Bill Playle, 80, passes away
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Christchurch [New Zealand], Mar 4 (ANI): Former New Zealand Test batsman Bill Playle passed away, aged 80.
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Mahmudullah, Boult fined for breaching ICC Code of Conduct
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Dubai [UAE], Feb 17 (ANI): Bangladesh all-rounder Mahmudullah and New Zealand fast bowler Trent Boult have been fined 10 and 15 per cent of their match fees, respectively, for breaching Level 1 of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Code of Conduct in separate incidents during the second
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