Beleaguered terror group ISIS have broken a six-month silence to demand ‘revenge’ for the shocking Christchurch mosque attack.
A spokesman for the Islamic State group which has been all-but extinguished in their Iraqi and Syrian strongholds, likened the attacks to the weeks-long battle ISIS are currently waging for their last village stronghold.
The New Zealand shootings left 50 dead and 50 people injured of which 30 are still in the Christchurch hospital, authorities said. Nine of those shot are in a critical condition.
According to reports from New York Times, ISIS spokesman Abu Hassan al-Muhajir is said to have made the 44-minute audio recording.
In the clip, he called the killings – by alleged white supremacist Brenton Tarrant – further proof of the campaign against Islamic State.
He said: “The scenes of the massacres in the two mosques should wake up those who were fooled, and should incite the supporters of the caliphates to avenge their religion.
“Here is Baghuz in Syria, where Muslims are burned to death and are bombed by all known and unknown weapons of mass destruction.”
It came as New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Tuesday praised the bravery and courage by worshippers as a lone gunman massacred their friends and family, saying the nation stood with its grieving Muslim community in this “darkest of days”.
