Just Earth News | @justearthnews | 03 Sep 2021, 10:56 am Print
New Zealand New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern in the frame (Image Credit: facebook.com/jacindaardern)
Auckland: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has called the incident, where six people were stabbed by a man here, a "terrorist attack", media reports said.
Ardern said police have shot dead the man who stabbed six people at a supermarket in Auckland's suburb New Lynn.
"What happened today was despicable, it was hateful, it was wrong," the Prime Minister said.
She said the incident occurred at around 2:40 pm and the stabber was shot dead within a minute since the attack took place.
Sri Lankan national inspired by ISIS ideology stabbed 6 people in Lynn Supermarket in Auckland, New Zealand.
— shivendra vatsal (@vatsalshivendra) September 3, 2021
Many lives saved as Terrorist was neutralized within 60 seconds after attack started.
Terrorist was under surveillance since 1 year. #ISIS #terrorattack https://t.co/ihF8c4HYda
Ardern has, however, contradicted authorities' statement where they had called the incident a random attack.
The Prime Minister has described the attacker as a "supporter of IS-ideology", who reportedly arrived in New Zealand in 2011 and had roots in Sri Lanka.
"He was a supporter of IS-ideology. He was known to multiple agencies. I was personally aware of him," she said.
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