NZ police arrest man over suspicious explosive device

A 33-year-old man was arrested by New Zealand police from Christchurch after ammunition and suspected explosive device were found from him. A defence force bomb squad had rendered the package safe.

Christchurch: New Zealand police arrested a 33-year-old man on Tuesday after they found ammunition and a package containing a suspected explosive device at a vacant property in Christchurch, where a gunman killed 50 people at two mosques.

In a statement, police said that a defence force bomb squad had rendered the package safe.

A number of nearby houses were evacuated and a no-fly zone temporarily imposed as the incident unfolded.

At the time of the 15 March attacks, police said that the gunman had a number of weapons as well as two improvised explosive devices in his car.

They have not yet said whether they think Tuesday's incident has any link with the March attack.