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New Zealand gunman who murdered 51 people 'planned to burn mosques down' court hears

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The gunman who murdered 51 people at two mosques in New Zealand last year meticulously planned his shooting rampage to maximise casualties, a court heard.

Australian Brenton Tarrant, 29, has pleaded guilty to 51 murder charges, 40 charges of attempted murder and one charge of committing a terrorist act in relation to the massacre in the city of Christchurch he livestreamed on Facebook.

He faces a life prison term, possibly without parole in what would be a first for New Zealand, when a High Court judge sentences him later this week.

Handcuffed and dressed in grey prison clothes, Tarrant sat with hands clasped for most of the morning's proceedings, the first day of a four day sentencing hearing.

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