Man accused of New Zealand mosque attack seeks to move trial from Christchurch

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Lawyers for the man accused of shootings at two mosques in New Zealand that killed 51 people in March have asked for the trial to be moved from ...

in March have asked for the trial to be moved from the southern city of Christchurch, where the attacks took place, a judge said on Thursday .

A lone gunman armed with semi-automatic weapons attacked Muslims attending Friday prayers in Christchurch on New Zealand's South Island on Mar 15, killing 51 people in the country's worst peace-time mass shooting. The attacker broadcast the shooting live on Facebook.Tarrant did not appear via video-link as he had at previous court hearings. Mander said in a court minute Tarrant was excused from appearing because the hearing was mainly about legal arguments.

 

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