Tarrant mentioned in his manifesto:
The Christchurch and Linwood mosques had far more invaders, in a more prominent and optically foreign building, with less students, more adults and a prior history of extremism. 1)
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]Nathan Jones, an Australian who was taught radical Islam in Al-Noor mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, was killed by an American drone in Yemen.
Nathan’s parents said he was introduced to
radical Islam at the Al-Noor mosque in Christchurch.
Last week New Zealand Islamic convert Mark Taylor, now apparently fighting in Syria, told The Australian Jones tried to recruit him to al-Qaeda in Yemen in 2009.
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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]The parents of a man killed by a drone in Yemen say
he was "radicalised" in Christchurch. But preachers at the city mosque say they are moderates.
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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]A bearded Aaron Tahuhu, wearing a brown robe and jandals, looks out over green fields near his home.
In years to come, he hopes to look out on desert sands near Mecca.
Tahuhu is one of
Christchurch's fundamentalist Muslims. To some, he fits the description of an extremist.
A member of the Aotearoa Maori Muslim Association,
he openly supports Islamic State and claims to be in contact with people on the front lines in the Middle Eastern conflict.
His Facebook page features articles and videos about the group and many of his friends are Muslim converts.
Tahuhu, 33, also known as Yusif Haroon Mik'eal, says the public have nothing to fear.
Yesterday, at his rural home in Belfast, he told The Press he supported Islamic State's efforts to establish an Islamic caliphate but denounced atrocities committed by some members of the group in Syria and Iraq.
"I've got no intentions of blowing anything up or going out and finding a disbeliever and beheading them in a mall or anything like that," Tahuhu said.
Christchurch was host to more than a dozen people who had beliefs similar to his, he said.
About two years ago, disillusioned with Christianity, he converted to Islam at the
Christchurch mosque on Deans Ave.Any other evidence?