Ukraine busts Christchurch mosque attack-inspired neo-Nazi cell


Ukraine’s secret service is claiming to have stopped a neo-Nazi cell during its investigation into the distribution of the Christchurch terrorist’s so-called manifesto.

Last year it was revealed a neo-Nazi in Ukraine was distributing the document through an online messaging app channel, which was set up two days after the March 15 attacks.

The forum openly praised the Christchurch gunman and used the messaging platform to distribute a Ukrainian-translated version of his document.

In a statement published on 17 June, the country’s secret service said it discovered guns, ammunition and explosives during raids in Ukraine’s two largest cities Kyiv and Kharkiv.

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Source: Otago Daily Times