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O'Connor, Tom, 1944-

Our darkest day : the terrorist attack on two mosques, Christchurch, New Zealand, March 15, 2019 / Tom O'Connor. - Timaru, New Zealand. Kirsten Wilson Publishing. September 2021 - viii, 187 pages : colour illustrations ; 23 cm

PART ONE 1. The day of darkness -- 2. The police response -- 3. Rescue operations -- 4. After the darkest day -- 5. They are us -- 6. The Christchurch call -- 7. Why not me? -- 8. Influences -- PART TWO: 9. Social media / Jon Bird -- 10. Islam in New Zealand / Jennifer Khan-Janif and Mohamud Mohamed -- 11. The far right / Dr Paul Spoonley -- 12. Radicalisation / Dr John Battersby -- 13. Firearms in New Zealand -- 14. The Royal Commission of Enquiry -- 15. Multiple murders -- 16. Conflicting philosophies and violence -- Epilogue

"The cold blooded murder of 51 innocent people and the attempted murder of many others at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, on March 15 2019 sent shivers of horror down the collective spine of the nation. An act of terror such as this was totally unexpected from a white wing supremacist. How could we be so naive?"--Back cover.

ISBN: 9780473589295 047358929X

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 020465827 Uk

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
2019

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Christchurch Mosque Shootings, Christchurch, N.Z., 2019.
Terrorism--New Zealand--Christchurch.
Criminal investigation.--New Zealand--Christchurch.
Criminal investigation.
Mass murderers--Correspondence.
Terrorism--New Zealand --Christchurch.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
New Zealand.
New Zealand--Christchurch.

Dewey Class. No.: 363.325099383090512