New Zealanders have turned up at makeshift memorials and vigils to mourn the 50 victims of the shootings at two Christchurch mosques. The WSJ's Rachel Pannett reports on what we know so far about the country's deadliest massacre. Photo: APThree weeks after Christchurch shooter Brenton Tarrant live-streamed his mosque rampage on Facebook, authorities in New Zealand announced new charges against him and neighboring Australia passed laws to force social-media companies to remove violent or objectionable content. The 28-year-old Australian is accused of slaughtering 50 people at two mosques in a 21-minute massacre last month, the deadliest terrorist attack in New Zealand’s history. In response, the government said it would ban military-style semiautomatic and assault...

Source: Wall Street Journal April 04, 2019 06:22 UTC