17 March

The office of New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she received an email about 10 minutes before Friday's mass shootings with a copy of what is believed to be the gunman's manifesto.

About 70 others received the email containing the same document as the one posted on Twitter under the suspect's name. Brenton Tarrant from Australia has been charged with murder for the shootings at two mosques in Christchurch which left 50 people dead.

The document says the attack took two years to plan. It also complains that white society has been invaded by immigrants. The prime minister's office says the document was also mailed to the speaker of the Parliament, other politicians and media outlets. The office says the email did not give any warning of the attack.

Police say they did not receive the email directly, but it was forwarded to them after the assault. They are working to confirm whether the suspect sent the email.—NHK