Bangladesh cricket team escapes New Zealand mosque shooting

The Bangladesh cricket team narrowly escaped a shooting at a mosque in New Zealand's Christchurch city on Friday. Cricketer Tamim Iqbal took to Twitter and said that the "entire team got saved from active shooters" and that the experience was "frightening".

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) manager Jalal Yunus has said that the team was about to enter the mosque when the incident happened. He added that the players are safe and have been asked to stay put at the hotel.

"All members of the Bangladesh Cricket Team in Christchurch, New Zealand are safely back in the hotel following the incident of shooting in the city. The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is in constant contact with the players and team management," the BCB said in a statement.

Bangladesh are currently touring New Zealand for a three-match ODI and three-match Test series. They are scheduled to play the third Test in Christchurch from Saturday (March 16).

According to New Zealand media, a shooting has occurred in a mosque in Christchurch. No details were immediately available.

Earlier Friday afternoon, police had urged people to stay indoors as authorities responded to a shooting at the Masjid Al Noor mosque.

A neighbor described mass casualties inside the mosque and said he saw the gunman flee.

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