Published 3 years ago

After knife attack, New Zealand criminalizes terror plotting

Summary by Ground News

New Zealand passes a law that makes plotting a terrorist attack a crime. The law fixes a legal loophole that was exposed earlier this month by a violent knife attack. An extremist inspired by the Islamic State group grabbed a knife at an Auckland supermarket. He wounded five while two others were injured in the chaos. All have been recovering.

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Yahoo News

After knife attack, New Zealand criminalizes terror plotting

New Zealand politicians on Thursday passed a law that makes plotting a terrorist attack a crime, fixing a legal loophole that was exposed earlier this month by a violent knife attack. The new law had been months in the planning but was hurried through Parliament after an extremist inspired by the Islamic State group grabbed a knife at an Auckland supermarket on Sept. 3 and began stabbing shoppers. Police officers shot and killed the extremist,…

3 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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News18 India

After Knife Attack, New Zealand Criminalizes Terror Plotting

WELLINGTON, New Zealand: New Zealand politicians on Thursday passed a law that makes plotting a terrorist attack a crime, fixing a legal loophole that was exposed earlier this month by a violent knife attack.

3 years ago·India

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The Guardian

New Zealand makes plotting a terrorist attack a crime, fixing legal loophole

Changes to the law were recommended after the 2019 Christchurch shootings and sped up after a supermarket knife attack earlier this monthNew Zealand has passed a law that makes plotting a terrorist attack a crime, fixing a legal loophole that was exposed earlier this month by a violent knife attack.The new law had been months in the planning but was hurried through parliament after an extremist inspired by the Islamic State group grabbed a knife…

3 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Hindu

New Zealand tightens terror law after recent IS-linked attack

It is now an offence to plot and prepare a terror attack

3 years ago·India

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The Independent

After knife attack, New Zealand criminalizes terror plotting

New Zealand politicians have passed a law that makes plotting a terrorist attack a crime, fixing a legal loophole that was exposed earlier this month by a violent knife attack

3 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

New Zealand tightens terror law after recent IS-linked attack

By Colin Packham - New Zealand on Thursday passed a new security law to criminalise preparing a terror attack, tightening a loophole that was exposed by a man who went on to conduct a mass stabbing in the country's most populated city. New Zealand has for months been moving to strengthen its security laws amid heightened fears of lone wolf terror attacks, but the new law was rushed

3 years ago·United Kingdom

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