(CNN) New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's office received an email with the manifesto from the suspect behind the mass shootings at two Christchurch mosques, minutes before the attack began. "There were two other firearms in the vehicle that the offender was in and it absolutely was his intention to continue with his attack," Ardern told reporters. Syrian refugee Khaled Mustafa was killed in the attack, Syrian Solidarity New Zealand said on its Facebook page. Traveled around the worldTarrant is an Australian citizen who had been living in the southern city of Dunedin, about 225 miles from Christchurch, Ardern said. Police Commissioner Mike Bush said he welcomed Ardern's proposed changes to gun laws.

Source: CNN March 16, 2019 08:10 UTC