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.
NZ police arrest man over suspicious explosive device
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.
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They have not yet said whether they think Tuesday's incident has any link with the March attack.
