Photos: NZers gather to mourn Christchurch mosque terror attack victims

2:20 pm on 16 March 2019

People have gathered at mosques and Islamic centres around New Zealand - including Auckland, Hamilton, and Wellington - to mourn those who were attacked in yesterday's shooting.

Photos from across New Zealand after the terror attacks

Forty-nine people were killed and 42 are in hospital after the shootings at the Al Noor Mosque on Deans Ave in Riccarton and the Linwood mosque.

The man charged with murder following the attacks appeared in court this morning and the national security threat level remains high for the first time in New Zealand's history.

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