Flanked by armed police he made an upside-down 'okay' signal, a symbol used by white power groups across the globe.
One Saudi citizen and two Jordanians were among the dead, while five Pakistani citizens were missing.
The last comparable mass shooting in New Zealand was almost three decades ago, and the annual murder rate is usually around 50 people for the entire country. "I am so sorry that you were not safe here. Our hearts are breaking for your loss," read one of the notes marked with a string of x-kisses.
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