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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Charlotte Graham-McLay

New Zealand mosque shooter says he wanted to be described as a terrorist

A white supremacist who murdered 51 Muslims at two mosques in New Zealand’s deadliest mass shooting wanted to be described as a terrorist, a court appeal hearing was told.

Brenton Tarrant, 35, was sentenced to life in prison without a chance of parole after pleading guilty to terrorism, murder and attempted murder for his hate-fueled massacre of worshipers including children at two Christchurch mosques during Friday prayers in 2019.

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