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Aftermath of the terrorist attacks in christchurch, new zealand. im ivan watson in christchurch. >> hello, to you, ivan. im natalie allen from cnn center in atlanta, we thank you for joining us. the latest now on those terror attacks for you across new zealand, memorials are becoming gathering places as people try to come to grips with what happened. fridays deadly rampage that made absolutely no sense. prime minister jacinda ardern joined mourners in welington, consoling those in grief and then...

Far-right white supremacist, white nationalist extremism, particularly since the beginnings of the trump campaign around 2014-15. the statistics back that up. in 2018, the only people who died in the united states from terrorist attacks died at the hands of right-wing terrorists. in europe there has been consistent and sustained -- >> go ahead. >> in australia weve seen a rise, a substantial rise, in certainly right-wing extremism and from an australian perspective the perpetrator of the events ...

With terrorist attacks. there was a study a while back which showed spikes in islamaphobia comes every four years. >> elections. i said this to you when we were on "all in." it is easy to focus on donald trump. hes one person. he couldnt thrive unless there was an environment where more than just himself had this fear and this loathing. even as a kid watching the coverage of the palestinian people with no empathy, no sense that this is a people who deserve something. they are human beings. thats...

This movement has been on the rise not only in the united states but also across democracies. >> it gets me to my next question, the president commented today of all days, he does not see white nationalism as a rising threat around the world, just in terms of numbers, it would seem to tell a different story. >> it is very disappointing that the president said that. if we look at the number, 73.7% of all terrorist attacks in the last ten years were conducted by wheat supremacists and white wing e...

Continue to support you throughout this heart breaking time. >> reporter: now, there have been condemnations pouring in from around the world about these deadly terrorist attacks and as well as expressions of sympathy for the many victims. the growing list of victims, in fact. joining me now from the united kingdom is the national counsellor from the muslim council of britain and the co-chair of stand up to racism. so a question to you now, these attacks were carried out in two mosque, two place...

Deadly terrorist attacks in christs church new zealand. you are looking at live images of flowers that well wishers have placed for the, at least 49 people killed in fridays attacks and many more wounded. some of them fighting for their lives in christs church hospital next to me here. we are seeing other shows of support and this is really a nation that is grieving right now, people lighting candles, issuing statements on social media as well and some of those shows and support of solidarity ar...

Wing impracticality that is coming from that faction, that background that it has the purpose we see in right wing terrorist attacks, which is to polarize communities. the singular, very violent acts to spark the equivalent of civil war, a racial war, which in their view, will lead to a new situation in which the right wing will prevail. >> glenn, australian police tell cnn they are questioning and working with the suspects family in australia. cnn has learned that turkish investigators are look...

Chilling scenario. thank you for sharing your site from brisbane, security expert, excuse me, i almost dropped my notes here. thank you for your insights here. again, while social media and the internet can be used to spread images of terror and violence, they have also been used to spread messages of support and love and unity here in new zealand and around the world in the wake of these deadly terrorist attacks. george, back to you at the cnn center. >> ivan, there are a look another people co...

>> we will not be replaced! >> reporter: white supremacists and neo-nazis, who believe their culture is being erased by a growing population of minorities. in chat rooms and on the dark web, they talk about the invasion of muslim migrants, who threaten to replace them. one of their greatest inspiratio inspirations, the norwegian white supremacist who murdered nearly 70 students at a summer camp in 2011, a massacre he said was intended to defend western civilization from a growing policy of multi...

Hes not the only one, to be fair. there are other leaders, politicians saying some of these same kind of things, making everyone else the other and saying, look, we are worried about our white counter parts, worried about white people. we are being killed, which is simply false. >> here is something else the president said in response to this attack, specifically. >> today, i spoke with prime minister ardern of new zealand to express the sorrow of our nation following the attacks at two mosques....