Al Qaeda And ISIS Demand Reply To Shooting In New Zealand

Al Qaeda and ISIS Demand Reply to Shooting in New Zealand

Location of shooting in New Zealand. (Reuters / SNPA / Martin Hunter)

The Al Qaeda group and the Iraqi Islamic State of Syria (ISIS) said they would seek revenge for the shooting at two mosques in New Zealand on Friday (03/15/2019). ISIS has even appealed to all members and sympathizers to prepare counter-attacks either in groups or alone (lonewolf).

As quoted by CNNIndonesia.com from the Site Intelligence Group website, on Saturday (16/3), the two militant groups asked their followers to attack churches as an act of retaliation for shooting in New Zealand.

ISIS even distributed recordings of shootings in two mosques in New Zealand as propaganda material, so that followers and sympathizers attacked groups they called 'Crusaders'.

ISIS also asked its followers and sympathizers to attack relatives of the perpetrators.

The shooting took place in two mosques in Christchurch City, New Zealand. Namely at the Linwood Mosque and Al Noor Mosque. Events occur when local Muslims want to hold Friday Prayers.

The death toll at Al Noor Mosque reached 41 people. Whereas the last breath of the Linwood Mosque reached seven people. One person dies after being in critical condition at the hospital.

The New Zealand police apparatus then arrested four people, consisting of three men and one woman, related to the incident. An actor, Brenton Tarrant, is an Australian.

Brenton declared himself a follower of extreme right ideology and white supremacy. He had sent his thought manifesto before carrying out the action.

Brenton even recorded his shooting and was broadcast live through his Facebook account. He was dragged to court and charged with murder.

Three Indonesians were victims of the incident. One of them, Lilik Abdul Hamid, died.

Meanwhile, two other people, namely Zulfirmansyah and her child, were treated in intensive care at the Christchurch Hospital. Zulfirmansyah was called in a critical condition and underwent two surgeries. While his child is stable.