NZ spy boss warning: Mosque shootings could inspire another extremist
NZSIS director-general Rebecca Kitteridge speaking at the counter-terrorism hui in Christchurch today. (Photo / George Heard)
NZ spy boss warning: Mosque shootings could inspire another extremist
Tue, 15 Jun 2021, 10:45AM
New Zealand's top spy boss has warned there is a "realistic possibility" that the Christchurch mosque shooter's terrorist actions could inspire another white identity extremist attack.
The country's first annual hui on countering terrorism and violent extremism, He Whenua Taurikura, which has attracted global experts, spy chiefs, senior police bosses, and tech players opened in Christchurch today.
It comes after recommendations in the Royal Commission of Inquiry report into the March 15, 2019 terrorist attack on two Christchurch mosques.