3月15日，28岁的澳大利亚人塔兰特在新西兰的两座回教堂进行了大规模无差别射击，并导致了51人死亡，多人受伤。这是新西兰历史上最严重的恐怖袭击事件。
15th Mar, an astonishing mass shooting fell upon two Mosques in New Zealand, caused by a 28-year-old Australian Brenton Tarrant. 51 were killed and many were injured during this tragedy. This attack was the most serious terrorist attack in the history of New Zealand.
这起事件后，新西兰通过了非常严密的控枪法案，禁止新西兰国内使用军用半自动步枪与突击步枪。
After this tragedy, New Zealand passed a stricter gun-control law, banning military-style semi-automatic weapons and assault rifles to prevent any such thing happening again.
造成此惨剧的枪手塔兰特随后被逮捕。由于此次事件的严重性，在正式起诉之前，基督城地方法院法官下令塔兰特接受精神状况评估。
The person responsible for this event, Brenton Tarrant, is arrested shortly after this tragedy. Due to the seriousness of this incident, the court ordered psychology evaluation before the suspect was officially charged.
目前塔兰特已被指控50项谋杀罪和39项企图谋杀罪。新西兰警方在已有罪名上又添加了一项恐怖袭击罪，并在今天正式提出控诉。这是新西兰警方首次援引反恐怖活动法律。
Currently, he is already facing 50 charges of murder and 29 charges of attempted murder, and New Zealand Police just placed another charge of ‘engaging in a terrorist act’. This is the first tie a person has been charged in New Zealand with an act of terror under this law.