Photo: APNew Zealand has been "infected with the virus of homicidal politics" by extremism that hasn't been a big enough focus for intelligence agencies, a security analyst says. Paul Buchanan, director of 36th Parallel Assessments, said today's attacks in Christchurch were "a turning point in our politics, and for society in general". "We have now been infected by the virus of confrontational, to the point of homicidal, politics that is seen all too often in the United States and Europe. "Right-wing extremists have been very visible, very vocal in Christchurch and have carried out attacks on minority communities regularly over the past decade or so. Other questions would be where the weapons came from, and how the shooters learnt to operate and possibly modify them.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 15, 2019 05:15 UTC