New Zealand shooting: man shot dead by police after 'terrorist attack' in Auckland that injured six

[muriel_volestrangler]

Source: The Guardian

An attack at a New Zealand supermarket was “a terrorist attack” by a “violent extremist” who follows Islamic State ideology and who had been under heavy surveillance by police, prime minister Jacinda Ardern has said.

A man was shot dead on Friday afternoon by police after entering a West Auckland supermarket and stabbing at least six people, who are now in hospital.

The alleged terrorist was a Sri Lankan national who arrived in New Zealand in 2011 and became a person of national security interest from 2016, authorities said.

Ardern said his ideology was IS-inspired, but he was a “lone-wolf”.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/sep/03/man-shot-dead-in-new-zealand-after-injuring-people-in-supermarket-police-say

[applegrove]

1. Vibes that they all recover. Just think if he had a gun. Or was not being followed.N/T

[muriel_volestrangler]

2. Much harder for a man under heavy surveillance to get a gun in New Zealand

He'd not be able to own one legally, I'd expect, and they'd pick up a clandestine purchase, you'd hope.

[applegrove]

3. Yes. Cross our fingers everyone is okay.

[oldsoftie]

4. Watching him for FIVE years and he didnt do anything to warrant action before this?

Seems hard to believe for a terrorist.
But at least they got rid of him.