The number of victims of the New Zealand massacre has increased: 50 dead and 36 hospitalized

The number of victims of the attack perpetrated Friday against two mosques in the city of Christchurch he went from 49 to 50said New Zealand police commissioner Michael Bush.

In a Wellington press conference, Bush said that one of the victims was found in the Al Noor mosque, with the mosque of Linwood, scenes of attacks that have made half a hundred victims, of which 36 are still hospitalized.

Bush also pointed out that the Australian Brenton Tarrant would be solely responsible for the armed attacks in the two mosques of Christchurch. "To date, only one person has been charged in connection with the attacks", although he insisted that "for the moment, nothing is decisive".

Regarding the four people who were arrested after the bombings, Bush explained that a woman had been released without any charges being laid against him, while one Man had been charged with possession-related crimes, although "we did not believe that they related to these attacks".

He also added that the young man who was arrested Friday and will appear in court on Monday was "tangential" to the attacks.

Bush also explained that the police were trying to identify the victims so that they could be buried as soon as possible, recognizing the frustration of family members who wanted to organize funerals according to their customs.

This weekend, the press began to reveal the identity of the victims, the youngest among them, Mucad Ibrahim, 3 years old, who was at Al Noor Mosque with her father and her son. elder brother Abdi at the time of the attack with weapons. semi-automatic

Sayyad Milne, 14, whose father, John Milne, described him in tears as being "a brave little soldier", as well as Naeem Rashid, who reportedly died in the hospital after trying to withdraw the aggressor's pistol in Al Noor, as well as his son Talha, 21 years old.

But Bush refused to talk about identities: "We will not share information until they are officially identified."

The previous day, the alleged perpetrator of attacks against the Al Noor and Linwood mosque, about six kilometers from the first, had been charged with murder, although other defendants should be brought before his appearance before the Court Superior of New Zealand on April 5th.

Similarly, Premier Jacinda Ardern met with victims and members of the Muslim community in Christchurch to express their support and announce a reform of the law of arms, in a day marked by watches for the victims and union demonstrations in front of Parliament. L & # 39; Islamophobia