Stabbing attack in NZ called a terror attack

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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-58405213

 

New Zealand police shot and killed a "violent extremist" who stabbed and wounded at least six people in an Auckland supermarket.

 

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern described the event as a "terrorist attack" by a Sri Lankan national who was under surveillance.

 

The man, who cannot be identified, is said to have been inspired by the Islamic State terrorist group.

 

She said the man, whose identity cannot be revealed due to suppression orders, had arrived in New Zealand in October 2011 and became a person of national security interest in 2016.

 

He had been under constant monitoring and heavy surveillance due to concerns about his ideology.

However, questions have been raised about why action against him was not taken before six people were injured.