Christchurch mosque shooting: What you need to know

A gunman opened fire at a mosque in central Christchurch and reports of casualties are coming in.

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Here is what you need to know:

• Reports gunman opened fire inside mosque in Christchurch's Hagley Park.

• There are reports at least six people have been shot.

• Police have urged anyone in central Christchurch to stay indoors and report any suspicious behaviour immediately to 111. Armed police can be seen on Deans Ave near Hagley Park.

• Police confirmed at 2.41pm that all Christchurch schools had been placed into lockdown.

• At least two gunmen opened fire, a witness said.

• Armed police also at second mosque in suburb of Linwood.

• There were about 200 people in Masjid Al Noor mosque on Deans Ave when shots were heard.

• Deans Ave has been closed between Moorhouse Avenue and Riccarton Rd. Road users are advised to avoid the area.

• In Cathedral Square, at the climate protest a police officer asked for everyone to make their way home immediately. The police officer said there had been an incident and students should go straight home.

• Christchurch Hospital is in lockdown. All appointments have been cancelled this afternoon, and no staff or patients were to enter or leave the building, the district health board said. Members of the public were told not to go to the hospital unless it was an emergency.

• The Bangladesh cricket team was at the mosque for Friday prayer when the shooting started. The team is in Christchurch to play New Zealand in the third cricket test starting tomorrow. The players were shaken up but uninjured.