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Today, Explained

A mass shooting, live-streamed

Today, Explained

Vox

News, Daily News, Politics

4.310.3K Ratings

🗓️ 15 March 2019

⏱️ 16 minutes

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A terrorist attacked two mosques in New Zealand during Friday prayer, killing at least 49 people. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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The way to Abdelaziz you cover Islamophobia at the Huffington Post, what exactly happened

0:33.9

earlier today in New Zealand?

0:35.7

So earlier today, we found out that 49 people were killed at two mosques in Christchurch

0:44.0

in New Zealand.

0:45.6

This took place around noon time when a shooter had stormed the two mosques and kind of aimlessly

0:52.2

just shot and murdered those worshipers when they were praying.

0:56.5

In addition to the 49, we know our dead now, there were dozens more injured, correct?

1:03.4

Correct.

1:04.4

And that death toll is expected to rise as we continue to find out what's happening.

1:09.9

What's the significance of the day and the time this shooter chose to execute this act

1:16.7

of terrorism?

1:17.8

So the timing of this terrorist attack is definitely not a coincidence.

1:22.6

The next few days are the busiest day of the week for Muslims.

1:26.2

So Muslims pray five times a day and so the noon prayer on Friday is known for where Muslims

1:32.0

congregate in mosques around the country, around the world, for approximately an hour

1:37.4

where they listen to a sermon given by an Imam and then prayers are followed in congregation.

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