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At least 49 people have been killed in two mass shootings in mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Friday.
Dozens of people are being treated in hospital for gunshot wounds.
Officials in Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, and India, have said their citizens may have been involved.
There is realtively little detail on the victims so far, and no names have been published, but this is what we know:
At least 41 people were killed in Al Noor Mosque, Christchurch.
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At least seven people were killed at Linwood Mosque, around 3 miles away.
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At least one person died from their injuries at Christchurch hospital, giving a total death toll of 49.
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See Also:
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Source: Business Insider – sbaker@businessinsider.com (Sinéad Baker)