New Zealand Hospital Expecting 40-50 Injured After Shooting At Mosques

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New Zealand Hospital Expecting 40-50 Injured After Shooting at Mosques

MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 15th March, 2019) The hospital in New Zealand's city of Christchurch is expecting to receive about 40 to 50 injured people after mass shootings at two local mosques, local media have reported.

The shooting happened in the afternoon on Friday, the Stuff news outlet reported.

Moreover, an active shooting has also been reportedly unfolding at the city hospital.

The emergency department of the Christchurch Hospital has reportedly been cleared out.

Meanwhile, Radio New Zealand reported, citing a local child care center manager, that 30 people had been injured or killed by the Christchurch mosque gunman.

New Zealand Herald reported, that the second mosque targeted by the attack was located in the suburb of Linwood.