Christchurch gunman planned to attack third target, burn mosques to the ground
The man who killed 51 people at two mosques in New zealand in 2019 had plans to target a third mosque.
This revelation was made at his sentencing hearing.
Brenton Tarrant also planned to burn down the mosques, wanting to inflict as many fatalities as possible.
The Australian has pleaded guilty to 51 counts of murder, 40 attempted murders and one charge of terrorism.
29 year old Tarrant faces life in prison, possibly without parole – a sentence never before imposed in New Zealand.
The attacks, parts of which the gunman streamed live online, saw him open fire at two mosques in Christchurch on March 15th last year.
