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Serbia has no ties to New Zealand killer, foreign minister says


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Suspected New Zealand mosque shooter, Brenton Tarrant, in a screenshot of video 
he live-streamed on Facebook on Friday, March 15, 2019. Image: AFP

Serbia condemns the mosque shootings in New Zealand and has nothing to do with 
them, Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said on Friday in Belgrade.

“Serbia has no connection with it, we aren’t asking anyone to avenge any Serb 
victim in the world.

“We condemn such misuse, it damages Serb interests and we will arrest anyone we 
suspect of having such thoughts,’’ Dacic told a news conference

He was asked about the Serbian nationalist song the alleged perpetrator played 
as he drove to the mosque for the attack, to which he said there was no link 
with Serbia.

“I don’t know who could be his inspiration, I saw other nationalities on the 
list, so ask other countries what they have to do with it,’’ he said.

A gunman shot dead 49 people and wounded over 40 at two New Zealand mosques, 
some as they were kneeling at prayer.

The gunman broadcast footage of the attack on one mosque in the city of 
Christchurch on Facebook, mirroring the carnage played out in video games,

He had published a “manifesto” in which he denounced immigrants, calling them 
“invaders”.

The video footage widely circulated on social media, apparently taken by a 
gunman and posted online live as the attack unfolded, showed him driving to one 
mosque, entering it and shooting randomly at people inside.

The video showed worshippers, possibly dead or wounded, lay huddled on the 
floor.

(dpa/NAN)


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