Parts of the video, including footage from inside the mosque, can still be found online, but we won’t share that. Thankfully, it appears that Twitter and Facebook have pulled the footage down (I saw a few seconds and it is awful beyond words). Tarrant streamed the attack for a full 17 minutes, where he fired more than 100 shots and killed multiple victims. The man who livestreamed his attack on Facebook has been named as Brenton Tarrant, a white, 28-year-old Australian-born man from New South Wales. Police have confirmed that four people – three men and a woman – have been taken into custody. Sadly, that will likely rise in the hours and days that follow. New Zealand is reeling after a terrorist livestreamed his attack on a mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand.Īt the time of writing, scores of people are confirmed dead, with some outlets stating that number is as high as 30.
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At Least South Africans Can Laugh About The Sandton Terror Warning. This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. That year, a video of a man shooting and killing another in Cleveland also shocked viewers.Īlso read: World reacts with disgust at New Zealand mosque attacks After more than a day, and 370,000 views, Facebook removed the video. In 2017, a father in Thailand broadcast himself killing his daughter on Facebook Live. Live streaming services have become a central component of social media companies' growth strategy in recent years, but they are also increasingly exploited by some users to livestream offensive and violent content. "We also cooperate with law enforcement to facilitate their investigations as required," it said.Īlphabet Inc's YouTube said: "Please know we are working vigilantly to remove any violent footage." Twitter said it had "rigorous processes and a dedicated team in place for managing exigent and emergency situations" such as this. "We're also removing any praise or support for the crime and the shooter or shooters as soon as we’re aware." "Police alerted us to a video on Facebook shortly after the livestream commenced and we quickly removed both the shooter’s Facebook and Instagram accounts and the video," Facebook tweeted. Reuters was unable to confirm the authenticity of the footage. Worshippers, possibly dead or wounded, lay huddled on the floor, the video showed.
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