By Ross Ibbetson For Mailonline
Published: 08:45 GMT, 15 March 2019 | Updated: 08:54 GMT, 15 March 2019
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Facebook have responded to the New Zealand massacre livestream and insisted it removed the killer's account as soon as possible.
A man who identified himself as Brenton Tarrant, 28, used Facebook to broadcast his slaughter of 41 worshippers at the Al Noor Mosque, in Christchurch as Friday prayers were underway.
New Zealand police alerted the social media giant to the livestream soon after it began, Facebook confirmed as they offered their condolences to the victims and their families.
The footage shows the killer taking weaponry, including a semi-automatic shotgun and rifle, to the location before he gets out at the Mosque to begin his sick rampage.
Facebook said they were alerted to the killer's attack at the Al Noor Mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, by the police soon after it began
Brenton Tarrant (pictured) live-streamed the massacre of dozens of people in Christchurch, New Zealand
Facebook said: 'Our hearts go out to the victims, their families, and the community affected by this horrendous act' (file photo)
'Our hearts go out to the victims, their families, and the community affected by this horrendous act,' Facebook's boss in Australia and New Zealand, Mia
