Australia Blocks Access to Eight Websites Showing Video of New Zealand Mosque Attacks

Australia Blocks Access to Eight Websites Showing Video of New Zealand Mosque Attacks
A police officer stands guard in front of the Masjid Al Noor mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand on March 17, 2019, where one of two mass shootings occurred. Vincent Yu/AP Photo
Reuters
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SYDNEY—The Australian government has ordered internet service providers to block access to eight websites still showing footage of deadly attacks on two mosques in New Zealand earlier this year.

A lone gunman armed with semi-automatic weapons attacked Muslims attending Friday prayers in Christchurch on New Zealand’s South Island on March 15, killing 51 people in the country’s worst mass shooting. The attacker broadcast the shooting live on Facebook, and footage was widely shared.