New Zealand police arrested mosque gunman en route to commit third attack
By: Theresa Braine, New York Daily News
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The Australian white supremacist gunman who killed 50 people in two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand last Friday was en route to carry out a third attack when he was apprehended, police said Wednesday.
There had been speculation that the gunman planned more attacks, but authorities are now saying they “absolutely” believe they arrested the 28-year-old suspect “on the way to a further attack,” Police Commissioner Mike Bush said Wednesday.
“We strongly believe we stopped him on the way to further attack,” he told reporters, according to BuzzFeed News. “Lives were saved.”
