Mosque attacks spark outrage, fuel concern over Islamophobia
Posted by Maureen Ferrigno on April 8, 2019 at 4:00 am By MIKE CORDER – Associated Press – Friday, March 15, 2019 BRUSSELS (AP) – World leaders expressed condolences and condemnation Friday following the deadly attacks on mosques in , while Muslim leaders said the mass shooting was evidence of a rising tide of violent Islamophobia. In […]
50 Murder Counts Filed on Mosque Attack Suspect
Police say the man accused of the Christchurch mosque attacks will face 50 murder charges and 39 attempted murder charges at his court appearance on Friday. Thursday, April 4th 2019, 5:34 AM PDT 4: 15 p.m. The Latest on the man charged in the New Zealand mosque attacks (all times local): Police say the man […]
Suspect in New Zealand mosque attacks to face full sweep of charges
Emanuel Stoakes, The Washington Post • April 4, 2019 10:05 am CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — The alleged perpetrator of the back-to-back mosque massacres in New Zealand was set to appear via video-link from prison to face a full sweep of charges linked to the attacks that claimed 50 lives and wounded dozens of people. The […]
At memorial, mosque shooting survivor says he forgives attacker
A man who survived New Zealand’s mosque attacks told a crowd of about 20,000 people on Friday that he forgives the terrorist who killed his wife and 49 others. Farid Ahmed was speaking at a national remembrance service held in Christchurch to commemorate those who died in the attacks two weeks ago. “I don’t want to have […]
Watch: Thousands attend remembrance service for Christchurch mosque attacks
Thousands of people attended a remembrance service in New Zealand on Friday to pay tribute to victims of the Christchurch mosque attacks. The ceremony took place in Hagley Park near the Al Noor mosque, where most of the 50 people were killed in a twin attack by a lone gunman. It was also screened around […]
After New Zealand mosque shootings and civil rights backlash, Facebook bans white nationalism, separatism
SAN FRANCISCO – Facebook is banning explicit praise, support or representation of white nationalism and white separatism on Facebook and Instagram, including phrases such as “I am a proud white nationalist,” following deadly attacks at two New Zealand mosques and a backlash from black history scholars and civil rights groups. “Over the past three months, our conversations with members […]
What we know about the gunman in the Thousand Oaks bar shooting
(CNN)The gunman who killed 12 people at the Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks, California, was a 28-year-old veteran of the US Marine Corps who had previous run-ins with the law, officials said. Here’s what we know about Ian David Long so far: The gunman is believed to have killed himself The shooter is […]
US Department of Justice introduces proposal to ban bump stocks
The US Department of Justice has submitted a regulation that would ban so-called bump stocks, a type of gun modification that increases the rate of fire for semi-automatic rifles. The proposal, submitted on Saturday, comes after President Donald Trump announced last month that he was in favour of the ban following a mass shooting in […]
Guns kill or wound 7,000 children in the US yearly — it’s the third-leading cause of death among children
An estimated 19 children die or are medically treated in an emergency department for a gunshot wound in the U.S. each day, according to researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. Injuries incurred from gun-related accidents, homicides or suicides are now the third-leading cause of death in the nation.
Guns Now Third Leading Cause of Death for U.S. Children
Few stories are more heartbreaking than those involving children who are injured or killed by gunshots. It isn’t hard to find them: In June alone, a 6-year-old accidentally shot and killed a 4-year-old in South Carolina, a father accidentally shot and killed his 9-year-old daughter in Indiana and an 8-year-old Mississippi boy was accidentally shot […]