Multiple fatalities reported following shootings at New Zealand mosques

First responders help a man injured during a shooting in Christchurch.
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Multiple people were killed on Friday in shootings at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, police said.

One person has been arrested, but authorities believe other people may have been involved, and parts of the city are on lockdown. Stuff reports that at least nine people were killed and dozens injured at the Masjid Al Noor and Linwood Masjid mosques. Police Commissioner Mike Bush has issued a warning, saying that "no one in the country must go to a mosque under any circumstances."

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern could not confirm the number of casualties, but said "it will be one of New Zealand's darkest days."

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Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.