New Zealand mosque shooting: What is known about the suspects?
It praises Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, who was convicted of genocide and war crimes.One item had the words"For Rotherham" written on it, a reference to a child abuse scandal in the UK, while other wording referenced historical battles between European countries and the Ottoman Empire.Australian media reported that Brenton Tarrant was originally from Grafton, a town 600km north of Sydney, and had previously worked at a fitness facility.
The document is called"The Great Replacement" - it's not something just dreamt up, but the title of a loose global movement that has been rapidly growing online. Part of the theory is that states and corporations are encouraging"white genocide" by pushing up immigration rates purely to keep global capitalism going. Occasionally, the theory dips into anti-Semitism and neo-Nazi beliefs by blaming Jews for the world economic system.Its most public advocates include followers of Generation Identity, a European anti-Islam movement.
It's in these groups that believers, divorced from facts and trusted reputable sources of information, share fake news links and reinforce their own fears.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said none of those in custody had been on active security watch lists.Eyewitnesses have reported running for their lives to escape a shooter.
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