Sat. Nov 23rd, 2024
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AUCKLAND, New Zealand — The World Cup will begin as scheduled here Thursday night despite a shooting earlier in the day that left at least two people dead and six others injured steps from FIFA’s Fan Festival.

The male shooter is dead, and police have determined there’s no threat to national security, New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said during a news conference in the capital of Wellington. Hipkins was planning to go to Auckland later in the day.

“Clearly with the FIFA World Cup kicking off this evening, there are a lot of eyes on Auckland. The tournament will proceed as planned. I want to reiterate there is no wider national security threat. This appears to be the actions of one individual,” Hipkins said.



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