Pro-ISIS extremist attempts terrorist attack in New Zealand mall
The attacker was a Sri Lankan national known to New Zealand authorities, but was neutralized within 60 seconds of the attack starting.
A member loyal to the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) waves an ISIL flag in Raqqa June 29, 2014. The offshoot of al Qaeda which has captured swathes of territory in Iraq and Syria has declared itself an Islamic "Caliphate" and called on factions worldwide to pledge their allegiance, a st(photo credit: REUTERS/STRINGER)ByREUTERS, AARON REICH