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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern addresses the media on March 16 in Wellington, New Zealand. Ardern said she would seek a change in her country's gun laws after after at least one man opened fire during afternoon prayers Friday and killed at leas

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'Our Gun Laws Will Change' After 49 Die In Shootings At Mosques, New Zealand PM Says

9:37pm March 15, 2019

At least one man opened fire during afternoon prayers at two mosques in the city of Christchurch. Police have charged a 28-year-old Australian with murder.

A man leads two young boys into Friday prayers as Muslim worshippers arrive for prayer following the mosque attacks in New Zealand at the Islamic Center of Washington in Washington.

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After New Zealand Attacks, Muslim-Americans Call For Action Against Rising Bigotry

8:54pm March 15, 2019

On Friday, Muslim-Americans urged political leaders and tech companies to confront the spread of hate and racism that has led to scores of worshippers being slaughtered in religious institutions.

Flowers at a makeshift memorial near the Islamic Cultural Center in Quebec City Monday.

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French-Canadian Student Charged With Murdering 6 In Quebec City Mosque

8:50pm January 30, 2017

by Richard Gonzales

Canadians are mourning six people shot to death while praying. Alleged shooter Alexandre Bissonnette had expressed anti-Islam sentiments online. He faces 11 charges of murder and attempted murder.