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(CNN) — Police in the New Zealand city of Christchurch have urged people to stay off the streets as they respond to a reported mass shooting.
Armed police have been deployed after receiving reports of shots fired in the city center at 1:40 p.m. Friday local time. Authorities described it as a "serious ongoing firearms incident."
Police have not confirmed deaths or injuries yet.
According to New Zealand news site TVNZ, the incident took place at a mosque.
Video shared online and not verified by CNN purportedly shows a gunman walking into the mosque and opening fire.
(CNN) — Police in the New Zealand city of Christchurch have urged people to stay off the streets as they respond to a reported mass shooting.
Armed police have been deployed after receiving reports of shots fired in the city center at 1:40 p.m. Friday local time. Authorities described it as a "serious ongoing firearms incident."
Police have not confirmed deaths or injuries yet.
According to New Zealand news site TVNZ, the incident took place at a mosque.
Video shared online and not verified by CNN purportedly shows a gunman walking into the mosque and opening fire.