Accused Christchurch mosque shooter also charged with terrorist act

A frame grab taken from a CCTV video shows Brenton Tarrant upon his arrival on September 13, 2016 at Istanbul’s Ataturk International airport in Turkey. (AFP)

• Brenton Tarrant, a suspected white supremacist, faces 51 charges of murder and 40 of attempted murder
• He is next due to appear in court in June

WELLINGTON: New Zealand police said on Tuesday they were charging the man accused of murder in shootings at two Christchurch mosques in March with engaging in a terrorist act.
The charge, which came under the country’s terrorism suppression legislation, was filed against Brenton Tarrant, police said in a statement.
The man, a suspected white supremacist, faces 51 charges of murder and 40 of attempted murder. He is next due to appear in court in June.