Winston Peters says he will speak to the Turkish Government to make it clear New Zealanders had no involvement in the Christchurch shootings. The Turkish president risks playing into the hands of the Christchurch terrorist by inflaming tensions after the mosque shootings, a global security expert says. SERGEI CHIRIKOV/AP Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has provoked a backlash after election rally comments. He said tensions between sectarian and secular forces were typical of Turkey's political landscape. "What he's doing though, is irresponsible, and he's playing into the hands of the terrorists, the people he claims he's against."

Source: Stuff March 20, 2019 06:33 UTC