New Zealand Christchurch mosques attacker charged with terrorism

New Zealand police say the man accused of killing 51 people in the Christchurch mosques attack is being charged with terrorism.

Brenton Tarrant was charged with engaging in a terrorism act.

He is already facing charges of murder and 40 of attempted murder following the attack on two mosques in the South Island city on March 15.

Tarrant, an Australian is due in court again in June.

The attack was New Zealand’s deadliest mass shooting and this made members of parliament to vote to ban military semi-automatic weapons.