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All front-line police should be trained to go to sound of gunfire - American counter-terrorism expert
30 Nov 2023All front-line police officers should be trained to enter a scene with an active armed offender, an American expert in counter-terrorism has told the mosque attack inquest.
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'I am sorry': St John dispatcher apologises for mistake during terror attack response
29 Nov 2023Armed Offenders Squad members rushed to Christchurch Hospital's ED in the middle of the terror attack response after a false report by a St John staffer that a shooting was taking place there.
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'Absolute despair': AOS desperate for St John assistance at scene of terror attack
28 Nov 2023A senior police tactical operator told the inquest he contemplated going to St John himself to ask them to have paramedics attend Al Noor Mosque.
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Police communications chief grilled on early warning, ambulance response to mosque attacks
27 Nov 2023A senior police officer denies there was a breakdown of communication between police and ambulance staff on the day of the mosque attacks.
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'Nothing comparable' to scene inside Linwood mosque, doctor tells inquest
27 Nov 2023The scene at the Linwood Islamic Centre following the Christchurch terror attacks was unlike anything he had been confronted by before, a community doctor who rushed to help wounded worshippers says.
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'Keep Christchurch safe': Mission for police on day of terror attack revealed
16 Nov 2023Dramatic recordings of police radio communications as the mosque attacks unfolded capture officers scrambling to respond have been played in the inquest into the shootings.
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'Bombs in the car, he's armed up': Radio transcript from terrorist's arrest read out in court
15 Nov 2023The officers who apprehended a terrorist after he attacked two mosques in Christchurch on 15 March 2019 believed he had bombs in his vehicle.
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'Always a risk' of an attack at places of worship - senior police officer
14 Nov 2023A senior policeman has told the Christchurch mosque inquest that there is always a risk of attacks at New Zealand places of worship.
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Paramedics pulled over for 6 minutes en route to Linwood Islamic Centre following terror attack
13 Nov 2023Paramedics spent more than six minutes parked and needed to be convinced to proceed to Linwood Islamic Centre, an Australian police officer says.
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Terror attack inquest: Medic not aware of 'load and go' strategy
10 Nov 2023An AOS medic says he was not aware of a "load and go" strategy to help worshippers shot in the terror attack at Christchurch's Linwood Islamic Centre, because ambulances were so stretched.
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Police used own vehicles to take bullet-injured victims to hospital
9 Nov 2023Police officers used their own vehicles to take people shot at Christchurch's Linwood Islamic Centre to hospital because they knew ambulance resources were limited, an inquest has heard.
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'They needed a hospital': Paramedic breaks down talking about terror attack survivors
8 Nov 2023Craig Stockdale broke down in tears describing trying to treat worshippers who needed surgeons, not paramedics, after being shot at Christchurch's Al Noor Mosque.
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Paramedic responds to criticism they were slow to act in wake of terror attack
7 Nov 2023Craig Stockdale has told the Coroners Court ambulances "were not simply stopped" on Deans Avenue despite evidence given by police officers.
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AOS member's frustration at getting ambulances to scene of terror attack
6 Nov 2023The Armed Offenders Squad member said the attack was "off the charts" and police could not deal with the number of injured victims alone.
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Al Noor Mosque survivors describe rush to emergency exit door
3 Nov 2023Mohammad Siddiqui and Ahmad Alayedy have told the inquest into the Christchurch terror attack they kicked out a glass panel in an emergency exit door because it would not open.
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AOS member intended to send Mosque victims to hospital in civilian cars
2 Nov 2023He wanted to quickly get victims out of the Al Noor mosque following the 2019 terror attack, not only because of their physical injuries - but for their mental health as well.
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AOS member who gave first aid to injured victims of terror attack never provided handover
1 Nov 2023The squad member said a handover to other staff about first aid treatment would have been helpful - but he failed to do so before leaving Al Noor Mosque.
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Police officer had just one day of active shooter training before terror attack
31 Oct 2023One of the first police officers who arrived at Christchurch's Al Noor Mosque after reports of shots being fired says he had just one day of active shooter training before the terror attack.
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AOS member describes scene at Al Noor Mosque following Christchurch terror attack
30 Oct 2023The horrifying scene which confronted emergency services at Al Noor Mosque on the day of the Christchurch terror attack has been described by a member of the Armed Offenders Squad.
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Mosque victim's sister says pursuit of truth a 'shared responsibility'
30 Oct 2023A woman whose brother was murdered in the Christchurch terror attacks says "the pursuit of truth" is not just the responsibility of the affected whānau.
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Police communicators did not realise threat to Linwood mosque was genuine, inquest told
27 Oct 2023The supervisor mentoring a junior 111 call-taker says she would like to think a call about the terrorist's manifesto would have been acted on differently had they realised the threat was genuine.
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Staffer for 111 call about terrorist's manifesto just days into job
26 Oct 2023The staffer who dealt with the first 111 call about the Christchurch terror attacks was on their "third of fourth shift", an inquest has heard.
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111 call about terrorist's manifesto not labelled top priority
25 Oct 2023A police inspector says he understands why a call-taker considered the report about the manifesto to be a lower priority and says it was not a mistake to label it as such.
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'Single largest terrorist incident' in NZ: Investigation into Christchurch mosque attack described
24 Oct 2023A senior officer who helped lead the initial police response to the 2019 Christchurch mosque shootings has described the magnitude of the investigation.
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