![]() Tarrant visited Bulgaria and Romania in late 2018, Bulgarian Prosecutor General Sotir Tsatsarov told journalists on Friday, according to state news agency BTA. In the hate-filled “manifesto” sent to New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern and others shortly before the mosque attacks, Tarrant wrote that his world view had changed dramatically while traveling in Europe in 2017. Local news agencies have also reported that Tarrant visited the Balkan nations of Serbia and Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia in late 2016 and early 2017. ![]() She remains in custody for questioning.Įarlier on Sunday, police said that a 24-year-old man had been arrested over a social media post pledging support for the New Zealand shooter.Īssistant Chief Constable for Greater Manchester Police, Russ Jackson, condemned the acts as “disgusting,” and said that police would seek prosecution of those involved if there is evidence.ĭetails have continued to emerge about the extensive travels of the suspected gunman, Brenton Tarrant, before the Christchurch attack.ĬNN has confirmed that Tarrant visited Egypt and Greece in March of 2016, and Turkish state broadcaster TRT reports that he visited Turkey the same month, before returning in September and staying in the country for around seven weeks. Separately, police said they also arrested a 38-year-old woman in Rochdale after comments she made about the New Zealand attack online. ![]() Officers were called to Queensway, Rochdale, over a report that a taxi driver was being abused and threatened by people who were referencing the terror attacks in New Zealand, police said in a statement.Ī 33-year-old man and a 34-year-old woman were arrested on suspicion of "racially aggravated" offenses and will be interviewed later today, police said. The only area where no charges were laid over sharing of the video was the Northern Police district.Three more people were arrested in the United Kingdom on Sunday after reports of incidents that Greater Manchester Police called "racially aggravated." The area with the next highest charges was the Southern region, where one person has been prosecuted, two referred to the youth court and two people given verbal warnings. In the Bay of Plenty, two people face prosecution, one was referred to the youth court and four people were given a verbal warning. Nine of the people charged in Canterbury have faced prosecution and two referred to youth court. Two charges, both laid in Canterbury, were withdrawn. Thirteen of the charges were in Canterbury, and seven were in the Bay of Plenty. The charges have led to 14 prosecutions, 10 referrals to the Youth Court, one written warning and eight verbal warnings. ![]() In information released under the Official Information Act, police said that as of 21 August there had been 35 charges in relation to possession of the video. Knowingly possessing or sharing objectionable material carries a prison term of up to 14 years. The Chief Censor has classified the footage and a publication reportedly written by the man accused of the shootings as objectionable. Photo: ikiryo/123RFĪ video of the mosque attacks, during which 51 people were killed, was live-streamed.
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