New Zealand police thwarts second attack in Christchurch

SANAA, April 30 (YPA) – New Zealand police on Tuesday has thwarted a second attack in Christchurch, which has witnessed a massacre against Muslims last month.

Police said they had defused a suspicious canister in a bag in Christchurch.

The explosives experts found a bag containing a suspicious container in a free property in Christchurch and arrested a man, police added

The bomb unit defused the bomb and a 33-year-old man from the city, was arrested, the district police chief said in a statement.

Police have already announced to the people that they are dealing with an accident in Christchurch and called on citizens to avoid the area.

In Christchurch, 50 Muslims were killed in attacks carried out by a person on two mosques in March last March.

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