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Report finds lapses ahead of New Zealand mosque attack

by Nick Perry
| December 8, 2020 3:09 AM

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — There were no clear signs that an attack last year on two New Zealand mosques was imminent, but police should have done a better job vetting the lone gunman when he applied for a gun license, and intelligence agencies should have focused more on threats such as white supremacism, according to a new report.

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