Terrorist attack in New Zealand; What happened was insulting and hateful: Jacinta

Police in New Zealand have shot dead a man who stabbed six people in a supermarket. Prime Minister Jacinta Arden has said that what happened was a terrorist attack. The health department said three of the six injured were in critical condition and one was in more critical condition.

The attack took place on Friday afternoon. The Prime Minister said the attack was carried out by a Sri Lankan citizen under police surveillance. ‘He is a supporter of the IS terrorist organization. What happened was despicable, hateful, and wrong. “It was done by a person, not by faith,” she told a news conference.

The bomber struck shortly after noon in front of a Countdown supermarket in Linmall, Newlin district. According to reports, the assailant took a large knife from a display cabinet in the shop and entered. Police killed the attacker shortly after the incident.

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