New Zealand police on Wednesday ended the routine arming of frontline officers as the terrorism threat level was lowered a month after the Christchurch mosques massacre. Police and security agencies reduced the threat level from high to medium, meaning authorities judge that another attack, violent criminal behaviour, or violent protest remains “feasible” rather than “very likely”. The level is still higher than it was before the March 15 attacks, when the threat was deemed to be “low”. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said “there is no current specific threat”, but the security agencies believed the medium level “accurately reflects our current status”. “Generally this means frontline staff will transition back to our normal approach regarding carriage and access to firearms.

Source: Pakistan Today April 17, 2019 05:02 UTC