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15/03/2019 GMT

49 dead in New Zealand mosque attacks

BBC World Service - World Update, 49 dead in New Zealand mosque attacks

49 are confirmed dead in shootings at two Christchurch mosques

Forty-nine people have been killed and at least 20 wounded in shootings at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand.

A man in his late twenties was charged with murder and will appear in court on Saturday morning, police have said.

Also on the programme: a look at Brexit as Theresa May tries to persuade MPs for a third time to back her deal; and the plight of Guatemalan migrants making perilous journeys in hope of a better life.

(Photo: A police officer secures the area in front of the Masjid al Noor mosque, Credit: AFP/Getty Images)

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