At least two people and an armed attacker were killed and five others wounded in a shooting in New Zealand ahead of the opening match of the Women’s soccer World Cup in the city.
Armed police stand guard near a construction site following a shooting in the central business district, in Auckland, New Zealand July 20, 2023. REUTERS/David RowlandArmed police stand guard near a construction site following a shooting in the central business district, in Auckland, New Zealand July 20, 2023. REUTERS/David Rowland
“There was no identified political or ideological motivation for the shooting and therefore no national security risk,” Hipkins said during a televised media briefing. Police Commissioner Andrew Coster said an officer had been injured in the shooting, as well as four members of the public. Soccer teams from New Zealand, Norway, Italy, the US, Vietnam and Portugal were known to be in the city when the shooting occurred.
In the two opening World Cup matches on Thursday, Norway plays New Zealand in Auckland while Australia faces Ireland in Sydney.The shooting took place near the Norwegian team hotel in downtown Auckland, and several players took to social media to report they were safe. Douglas Emhoff, the husband of US Vice President Kamala Harris who is leading the presidential delegation to New Zealand for the opening ceremony of the World Cup, is safe, the US embassy said.
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