The chairman of New Zealand's biggest mosque has been widely condemned after accusing Israel of being behind the Christchurch shooting which left 50 dead. During a speech, he said Israeli intelligence agency Mossad was behind the attack and accused suspect Brenton Tarrant of getting funding from 'Zionist business'. The embassy of Israel in Wellington subsequently condemned his remarks, saying: 'All the Israeli people, along with the people of New Zealand, mourned the horrendous terror massacre against Muslim worshippers in Christchurch. When confronted with his remarks by Newshub, Bhamji stood by them, demanding an investigation into where the mosque shooter received funding from. Neither the weapons nor the manifesto display any overt links to Mossad or Israel.

Source: Daily Mail March 28, 2019 08:55 UTC