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Police say the gunman parked across the street from Masjid Al Noor before the March 15, 2019 attack.
Police say there is no evidence that the man behind the attacks on the Christchurch mosque was inside one of the mosques before the attack.
Last month, a 29-year-old Australian pleaded guilty to 51 counts of murder, 40 counts of attempted murder and one count of involvement in a terrorist act. The date of the sentence has not yet been confirmed.
A summary of the events that exactly describe what happened that day, and the events leading up to it, is expected to be made public during the sentencing.
It has been suggested that the shooter entered the Masjid An-nur (Al Noor) mosque before March 15.
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In a promotional video for a Newshub The story will air Sunday night, An-Nur Imam Gamal Fouda is shown saying the shooter had previously prayed at the mosque and knew it “as his home.” It is unclear when this interview with the imam was filmed.
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Fifty-one people died as a result of the attack on March 15, 2019.
However, on Sunday afternoon, Canterbury District Commander Superintendent John Price confirmed that police had conducted a “thorough investigation” and that there was no evidence to suggest that the armed man entered the mosque or their land before the March 15 attack.
“After police extensively reviewed the CCTV footage as part of the investigation, it was discovered that he had parked across the street before March 15.
“Police also believe they saw an online tour of the mosque.”
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In a television interview, Imam Gamal Fouda says that the shooter had been inside the mosque before and knew it “as his home”.
While the matter remained in court, Price was unable to provide further information.
NZ’S WORST MASS SHOT
It is known that on March 15 of last year, the gunman drove from his Dunedin home to Christchurch with an arsenal of weapons and ammunition that he had accumulated since moving from Australia to New Zealand in 2017.
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The white supremacist entered Masjid An-nur on Deans Ave as Friday prayers began, around 1:40 p.m., and opened fire, killing and injuring dozens of people.
He then drove through the city to the Linwood Mosque, where his shooting continued.
He was arrested shortly after his car, a gold Subaru Outback, was hit by road by two police officers on Brougham St while trying to reach a third target, believed to be a mosque in Ashburton, where he planned to carry out another attack.
When the police searched the vehicle, they found several weapons and gasoline pumps.
Altogether, 51 people died in the terrorist attack, the worst mass shooting of an individual in New Zealand history.
The gunman was the first person charged under the New Zealand Suppression of Terrorism Act of 2002.
