Photo: RNZPolice Commissioner Mike Bush has announced the process of identifying all 50 victims has been complete and next of kin have been advised. He said authorities were working hard to open up the Linwood mosque and Al Noor mosque in Christchurch where the shootings of worshippers took place. In light of Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's announcement of the banning of all military-style semi-automatic firearms and assault rifles, Mr Bush said there would be a grace period for those in possession of these. "The first step is to do it voluntarily, we'll then be working to ascertain if they haven't complied and those people will be in all likelihood prosecuted," Mr Bush said. Referring to CCTV footage of the mosque attacks, Mr Bush said: I've seen that footage.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 21, 2019 04:30 UTC