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Fifty pairs of white shoes line up as a memorial to the victims of Friday March 15 mass mosque shootings in front of a church in Christchurch, New Zealand, Tuesday, March 19, 2019. Four days after Friday's attack, New Zealand's deadliest shooting in modern history, relatives were anxiously waiting for word on when they can bury their loved ones. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

The Latest: Police say mosque gunman planned another attack

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President Donald Trump speaks during a signing ceremony for an executive order on a National Roadmap to Empower Veterans and End Veteran Suicide," in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Tuesday, March 5, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci) ** FILE **

Donald Trump denounces ‘Fake News Media’ for connecting him to New Zealand mosque attack

By Bailey Vogt - The Washington Times

Illustration on mass shootings by Donna Grethen/ Tribune Content Agency

Latest absurdity is Trump critics making hay out of tragedy he had nothing to do with

By Cal Thomas

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech at a rally of his ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) in Gaziantep, southeastern Turkey, Friday, March 15, 2019, ahead of local elections scheduled for March 31, 2019. Erdogan says at least three Turkish citizens were injured in the attack that targeted Muslim worshippers in New Zealand and that he has spoken to one of them. Turkish media reports said the man had left a 74-page manifesto that among other things, threatened to make Istanbul _ which was called Constantinople before the Ottoman conquest _ "Christian-owned once more." (Presidential Press Service via AP, Pool)

Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey’s president, shows New Zealand mosque shooting video at rallies

By Zeynep Bilginsoy - Associated Press

In this photo taken on Sunday, March 17, 2019, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses the supporters of his ruling Justice and Development Party during a rally in Antalya, Turkey. Erdogan has screened excerpts from a video live streamed by the attacker who killed 50 people in Friday's shooting on two mosques in New Zealand. Erdogan used montaged clips during the weekend's campaign rallies for March 31 local elections. (Presidential Press Service via AP, Pool)

Erdogan shows New Zealand attack video in weekend rallies

By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY - Associated Press

FILE - This undated file photo supplied by Abdi Ibrahim, shows his 3-year-old brother, Mucaad Ibrahim, the youngest known victim of the March 15, 2019, mass shooting in Christchurch, New Zealand. Mucaad Ibrahim had big brown eyes and always seemed to be laughing. In some ways, a friend says, he seemed like an old soul. He had an intelligence beyond his years. And he loved watching his big brother play soccer. (Abdi Ibrahim via AP, File)

New Zealand’s darkest day: 36 minutes of terror

By NICK PERRY and KRISTEN GELINEAU and JULIET WILLIAMS - Associated Press

This photo provided by Aya Al-Umari shows Hussein Al-Umari and his sister, Aya Al-Umari, in early 2018. Hussein, left, 35, was killed in the Al Noor mosque attack in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Friday, March 15, 2019. (Aya Al-Umari via AP)

Stories of the victims of the New Zealand mosque attack

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

In this photo released by New Zealand Prime Minister's Office, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks to representatives of the Muslim community, Saturday, March 16, 2019 at the Canterbury Refugee Centre in Christchurch, New Zealand, a day after the mass shootings at two mosques in the city. (New Zealand Prime Minister Office via AP)

New Zealand welcomes Jacinda Ardern gun control after Christchurch mosque massacre

By Stephen Wright and Kristen Gelineau - Associated Press

Religious representatives perform a special blessing ceremony on the site of Friday's shooting outside the Linwood mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, Monday, March 18, 2019. Three days after Friday's attack, New Zealand's deadliest shooting in modern history, relatives were anxiously waiting for word on when they can bury their loved ones. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

The Latest: Spy agency says no threats ahead of massacre

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This image shows the arrival of who it says is Brenton Tarrant, the suspect in the New Zealand mosque attacks, in Istanbul's Ataturk International airport in Turkey on March 2016. (TRT World via AP)

Brenton Tarrant bought four guns legally, New Zealand dealer says

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Mourners hug after paying their respects to the victims near the Masjid Al Noor mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, Monday, March 18, 2019. A steady stream of mourners paid tribute at makeshift memorial to the 50 people slain by a gunman at two mosques in Christchurch, while dozens of Muslims stood by to bury the dead when authorities finally release the victims' bodies. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

Defiant vigil starts healing in New Zealand after massacre

By KRISTEN GELINEAU and JULIET WILLIAMS and STEPHEN WRIGHT - Associated Press

Mourners lay flowers on a wall at the Botanical Gardens in Christchurch, New Zealand, Monday, March 18, 2019. A steady stream of mourners paid tribute at makeshift memorial to the 50 people slain by a gunman at two mosques in Christchurch, while dozens of Muslims stood by to bury the dead when authorities finally release the victims' bodies. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Kumeu Militaria Show, New Zealand gun show, canceled

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President Donald Trump steps from his motorcade vehicle as he arrives to attend service at Saint John's Church in Washington, Sunday, March 17, 2019. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Mick Mulvaney says Trump ‘is not a white supremacist’

By Darlene Superville - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, March 15, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

White House aide says ‘absurd’ to link mosque shooter, Trump

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE - Associated Press

This frame from the video that was live-streamed Friday, March 15, 2019, shows a gunman, who used the name Brenton Tarrant on social media, in a car before the mosque shootings in Christchurch, New Zealand. Those who watched Brenton Tarrant growing up in the sleepy Australian country town of Grafton apparently had no inkling of the evil potential that he allegedly unleashed in merciless gunfire in two New Zealand mosques that claimed at least 49 lives. (Shooter's Video via AP)

Brenton Tarrant, Christchurch, New Zealand mosque shooting suspect, entranced by religious conflicts

By Jovana Gec - Associated Press

Abdul Aziz, survivor of mosque shooting speaks to Associated Press during an interview in Christchurch, New Zealand, Saturday, March 16, 2019. Aziz, 48, is being hailed as a hero for preventing more deaths during Friday prayers at the Linwood mosque in Christchurch. The gunman killed 49 people after attacking two mosques in the deadliest mass shooting in New Zealand’s modern history. Seven were killed at the Linwood mosque. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Abdul Aziz hailed as hero in Christchurch, New Zealand mosque shooting

By Nick Perry - Associated Press

New Zealand citizens open to gun reform after massacre

By STEPHEN WRIGHT and KRISTEN GELINEAU - Associated Press

FILE- In this photo taken Friday, July 8, 2011, an excavator works on clearing rubble following the Feb. 2011, quake, in downtown Christchurch, New Zealand. Despite its tranquility and beauty, New Zealand city of Christchurch is painfully familiar with trauma and will need to use that experience to recover from terrorist attack. (AP Photo/Martin Hunter, File)

Despite its peace, Christchurch painfully used to trauma

By STEVE McMORRAN and NICK PERRY - Associated Press

Friends of a missing man Zakaria Bhuiyan hold up photos of him outside a refuge center in Christchurch, Sunday, March 17, 2019. The live-streamed attack by an immigrant-hating white nationalist killed dozens of people as they gathered for weekly prayers in Christchurch. (Mick Tsikas/AAP Image via AP)

The Latest: New Zealand’s biggest gun show is canceled

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A girl walk to lay flowers on a wall at the Botanical Gardens in Christchurch, New Zealand, Sunday, March 17, 2019. New Zealand's stricken residents reached out to Muslims in their neighborhoods and around the country on Saturday, in a fierce determination to show kindness to a community in pain as a 28-year-old white supremacist stood silently before a judge, accused in mass shootings at two mosques that left dozens of people dead. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Mourners pay tribute to New Zealand victims, await burials

By NICK PERRY and JULIET WILLIAMS - Associated Press