Three of the people wounded in the attack were in critical condition on Saturday. New Zealand has low and declining crime rates, and is far from the flash points of global terrorism. More details about Mr. Samsudeen’s case, including his name and immigration status in New Zealand, came to light on Saturday night. Mr. Samsudeen, who was a Sri Lankan national, traveled to New Zealand on a student visa in 2011. He subsequently spent three years in prison on a variety of charges, including assaulting a corrections officer, before being released in July.

Source: International New York Times September 04, 2021 10:41 UTC