he two mosques, noting that this attack was prepared in advance.
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said that one of the perpetrators of the attack on two mosques in New Zealand was an Australian citizen, a "violent and far-right terrorist".
The New Zealand police announced the deaths and injuries in the shooting, which targeted two mosques in the city of "Christchurch".
For his part, the Mufti of Australia and New Zealand called on the Arab and Muslim community to exercise restraint, while the Indonesian Foreign Minister said: "Six of our citizens were in the Al-Noor Mosque in New Zealand, and three of them survived."
The city's police commissioner, Mike Bush, said four people were arrested after the attacks, "three men and a woman."
Eyewitnesses told local media that they fled to escape the shooting and saw a number of wounded people on the ground outside the Al Noor Mosque, according to what the BBC reported.
The police closed all mosques in the city and placed tight security around all schools.
In an address to the nation, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said details of the two attacks were still unclear, but called the incident "the worst day New Zealand has seen."
Mahan Ibrahim, who was present at the time of the attack, told the Herald newspaper: "At first we thought that there was an electrical failure, and then suddenly all the people started fleeing," adding, "My friends are still inside."
The number of attackers was not yet known, but the Herald newspaper said the attacker was believed to be an Australian who had written a statement explaining his intentions.
The statement stated his support for the ideology of the far-right and anti-immigrant policy.
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