Mossad blamed by Muslim leader in New Zealand for mass killing

The chairman of the Mt Roskill Masjid E Umar said that 'Zionist business' and 'Mossad' are behind the murder spree allegedly committed by Brenton Tarrant.

By HAGAY HACOHEN
Brenton Tarrant, charged for murder in relation to the mosque attacks, is seen in the dock during his appearance in the Christchurch District Court, New Zealand March 16, 2019 (photo credit: MARK MITCHELL/NEW ZEALAND HERALD/POOL VIA REUTERS)
Brenton Tarrant, charged for murder in relation to the mosque attacks, is seen in the dock during his appearance in the Christchurch District Court, New Zealand March 16, 2019
(photo credit: MARK MITCHELL/NEW ZEALAND HERALD/POOL VIA REUTERS)
Chairman of the Mt Roskill Masjid E Umar, Ahmed Bhamji, attacked "Zionist business" and the Mossad as those responsible for the shooting spree in Christchurch New Zealand that left 49 Muslim worshipers dead, News Hub reported.  

     
Bhamji was speaking at a rally held in Auckland's Aotea Square. 

One person shouted his consent saying "Israel is behind this!"  
New Zealand Jewish Council spokesperson Juliet Moses called the statements "dangerous lies" and said they "put the Jewish community at risk." 
Masjid stood by his statement when contacted by News Hub: "Mossad is up to all these things," he said. 
The alleged shooter behind the attack is Australian citizen Brenton Tarrant, who wrote a manifesto in which he said his inspiration was Norwegian Neo-Nazi Anders Breivik. 
In 2011, Breivik massacred 77 people, shooting to death 69 participants in a summer camp on a Norwegian island, and killed eight others by detonating a van bomb in the middle of Oslo.