and understand his motives for that i'm joined by rafael buss song he's an expert on terrorism and crisis management at the german institute for international security affairs rafael thanks for being here so what can you tell us about the background of the main suspect brant terance and his possible motives well that's known so far is that he describes himself as a straightforward working class man who didn't go to university apparently he worked as a fitness trainer and that's basically it and i think we have to give some time to the investigation of the court case to unveil more about his real back or whether there is a particular personal crisis or other event that pushed him towards this extremism well one of the things that was mentioned by the prime minister of new zealand was that this man had traveled around the world do we know if he had any links to white supremacist or far right movements elsewhere well it is only an offense though and these are the things that we have to go on but that's of course something that we first have to test whether it's true so in his own money fast so he talks about having traveled to europe in the mid two thousand te

president of the international muslim association of new zealand from berlin rafael boss song who's a research associate at the german institute for international and security affairs and from day in the netherlands via skype we have technology ethicist nolan goods gentlemen welcome to you all to hear no us if we start with you your obviously a community in mourning to what extent has the proliferation of video footage of the attack impacted upon those affected by the tragedy those in your community. we all know that incident so the shock is that people are devastated. just the incident itself but i mean these three i think it's service just that people have made people cry in and the kind of pretty believe that towel this thing has been of well planned terrorist attack all that city true dot dot that is that back was planned and people are. there just interested to hear a bit before yesterday that you or anyone in your community been the victim of hate speech or or race hate. in our city in wellington no we don't have any such cases we do hear that christian. he is going to be. incidence here for a speech and right here. rafael bus on the guardian newspaper in the

president of the international muslim association of new zealand from berlin rafael boss song who's a research associate at the german institute for international and security affairs and from day in the netherlands via skype we have technology ethicist nolen goods gentlemen welcome to you all to hear no us if we start with you your obviously a community in mourning to what extent has the proliferation of video footage of the attack impacted upon those affected by the tragedy those in your community. we all know that incident so the big shock is people are devastated. just the incident itself but i mean these three i think it's a service just that people have made people cry in and the can't really believe that towel this thing has been a real plan a terrorist attack all that city treat our doctor that was drugged planned and people are. there just illustrated to hit before yesterday that you or anyone in your community been the victim of hate speech or or race hate in our city in wellington in particular no we don't have any such cases are we to hear that crush were considered echoing the is progression free. incidence their right speech and right here. rafał book

whether more regulate reaction can be done on that front rafael both song security analyst at the german institute for international and security affairs here in berlin thank you so much for your insights. well german chancellor going to medical has extended her sympathy to victims and their loved ones here's what she had to say it's time to be here on my own path this is a horrific attack on people as they prayed and on their house of worship. this is an attack directed against muslims. it is also an attack on new zealand's democracy and on an open and tolerant society does not have religion prayers go to the victims and their families. for well bangladesh's national cricket team were among those caught up in the attacks the players had travelled to christ church for a match against new zealand the team and officials went to visit one of the affected mosques when they were told a shooting was going on inside the video shows them escaping the scene one of them one of the team members there described the experience as frightening. report a hunch when lee has been following the story about the the bangladeshi cricket team which just happ