New Zealand terrorist attack: Extremists under surveillance after stabbing in Auckland supermarket were shot dead

Violent extremists were shot and killed new Zealand After he stabbed and injured six shoppers Auckland The police said Friday the supermarket.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern Describe the incident as a terrorist attack.

this Knife worker Is a Sri Lankan national, he has been Islamic State group. She said that he is widely known in security agencies and is monitored around the clock.

She said that according to the law, the man could not be detained in prison.

“This is a violent attack. It makes no sense,” Ms. Ardern said. “I’m sorry this happened.”

The six injured have been taken to hospitals across Auckland. According to Stuff NZ, three are in critical condition, one is in serious condition and two are in moderate condition.

The attack occurred at a Countdown supermarket in Auckland, New Zealand’s largest city, at about 2:40 pm.

Ms. Ardern said that because the man had been under surveillance, the police surveillance team and a special tactics team were able to shoot him within 60 seconds of the attack.

Police Chief Andrew Coster said they were concerned about the man’s ideology and followed him closely. Coster said they followed him from his house to the supermarket on Friday.

“He entered the store as before. He got a knife from the store,” Koster said. “The surveillance team is as close as possible to monitor his activities.”

Coster said that as soon as the riots began, two police officers from the special operations team rushed over. He said the man approached the police with a knife, so they shot him to death.

A bystander video taken from the inside of the supermarket recorded the sound of 10 continuous rapid firing.