New Zealand Prime Minister received gunman’s ‘manifesto’ minutes before attack

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New Zealand Prime Minister received gunman’s ‘manifesto’ minutes before attack

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(UPDATED) 'I was one of more than 30 recipients of the manifesto that was mailed out 9 minutes before the attack took place,' says New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (UPDATED) – New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said her office received a “manifesto” from the gunman suspected of killing 50 people in two Christchurch mosques minutes before Friday’s attack.

“I was one of more than 30 recipients of the manifesto that was mailed out 9 minutes before the attack took place,” Ardern told reporters on Sunday, March 17. (READ: New Zealand mosque gunman livestreamed shooting, published manifesto)

“It did not include a location, it did not include specific details,” she said, adding that it was sent to security services within two minutes of receipt.

Ardern said she had read “elements” of the lengthy, meandering, and conspiracy-filled far-right “manifesto.”

“The fact that there was an ideological manifesto with extreme views attached to this attack, of course, that is deeply disturbing,” she said. – Rappler.com

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