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  1. Police say 49 people were killed and at least 20 seriously injured after the shooting of a mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand
  2. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern called the shooting a "terrorist attack" and "one of the darkest hours in the country"
  3. A man in his twenties was charged with murder. Two others are in detention
  4. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has confirmed the arrest of a citizen of Australian origin, calling him a "right-wing extremist terrorist"
  5. Authorities told all mosques to close their doors until further notice