New Zealand police say a man has been arrested after bomb disposal officers found a suspicious explosive device at a vacant property in Christchurch, where 50 people were killed in attacks by a lone gunman on two mosques in March. “Police have located a package containing a suspected explosive device and ammunition at a vacant address ... in Christchurch,” the district police commander, Supt John Price, said in a statement. An explosives disposal unit rendered the package safe and a 33-year-old Christchurch man was arrested, the statement said. The New Zealand Herald said police were called due to “threats about an explosive device”. Authorities have charged an Australian man, Brenton Tarrant, 28, an alleged white supremacist, with 50 counts of murder.

Source: The Guardian April 30, 2019 07:06 UTC