A "right-wing extremist", armed with semi-automatic weapons, fired indiscriminately at worshipers inside two mosques during Friday prayers in Christchurch, New Zealand. The terrorist attack killed 49 worshipers and wounded scores, in an attack New Zealand called a terrorist, while political and religious leaders in the Muslim world condemned the shooting of the mosques and blamed the growing "Islamophobia" at a time when US President Donald Trump condemned the "horrific massacre."

In details, the terrorist, who carried out the attack, shot live footage of the attack on the Internet from a Christchurch-style mosque in video games after he published a statement condemning the immigrants.

New Zealand raised the threat level to the highest level, while police arrested four, including a woman, who had extremist views but were not on any watch lists.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardenne said the carnage in Christchurch was "an extraordinary and unprecedented act of violence" and acknowledged that many of the affected could be immigrants and refugees. In addition to the dead, she said that more than 20 people were seriously injured.

"It is clear that this can not be described, now, only as a terrorist attack."

By Sunday evening, the New Zealand Prime Minister described the attack as a "terrorist".

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the Australian citizen arrested after the attack was "an extremist and a right-wing terrorist."

Police Commissioner Mike Bush said the police were not aware of other suspects, other than the four who had been detained, but were not sure.

"The attackers were captured by local police, but let's not assume the danger is over," he said, adding that the defense forces dismantled a number of improvised explosive devices attached to vehicles that had been stopped after the attacks.

Anyone thinking of going to a mosque, anywhere in New Zealand on Friday, also called for "to stay in place."

The killer, who claimed responsibility for the shooting, said he was a 28-year-old white Australian who came to New Zealand to plan and train the attack. He was not a member of any organization, but he donated and interacted with many national groups, although he acted alone and was not ordered by any group to attack.

Two synagogues in Christchurch and Lenwood would be targeted, as well as a third mosque in Ashburton, if he could get there.

He said that he chose New Zealand because of its location, to show that even the most remote parts of the world were not free of "mass immigration".

New Zealand is generally a welcoming country for immigrants and refugees. Last year, the prime minister announced that the country would increase its refugee reception rate from 1,000 to 1,500, starting in 2020.

The mass shootings in New Zealand are extremely rare. The most bloody in modern history was in the small town of Aramwana in 1990, when gunman David Gray fired and 13 people were killed after a dispute with a neighbor. As governments in Asia and the Middle East rushed to know how many of their citizens were killed in the city of Christchurch, there was also anger over the attackers being targeted by worshipers during Friday prayers.

"Our collective efforts, against violence and hatred, must continue with renewed determination," UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash echoed these sentiments.

In Riyadh, an official source at the Foreign Ministry expressed Saudi condemnation of the attack and renewed "the condemnation of Saudi Arabia's condemnation of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, whatever its source, and that terrorism has no religion and no homeland."

"The responsibility for these increased terrorist attacks has been blamed on the current phenomenon of Islamophobia after the events of September 11," said Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on social networking sites. "Together, 1.3 billion Muslims are collectively blamed for any act of terrorism."

Turkish Foreign Minister Mouloud Gawishoglu said the attack was a deliberate demonization of the political struggle of Muslims. New Zealand police said 49 were killed. Three men and a woman were arrested and one man was charged with murder.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardenne said the victims may include new immigrants and refugees. "They are from us. The person who committed this violence against us is not us. They have no place in New Zealand. "

Christchurch, home to some 400,000 people, has a large Muslim community, including foreign students.

Indonesia's ambassador to New Zealand, Tantawi Yahya, told Reuters that investigations were underway to see if there were any Indonesian victims. "Indonesia strongly condemns this shooting, especially in a place of worship and during Friday prayers," Foreign Minister Ritno Mercudi said in a statement.

Afghanistan's ambassador to Australia, New Zealand and Fiji, Wahidullah Waisi, told Twitter that three Afghans were among the wounded. Malaysian Foreign Ministry said Malaysians were injured in the attack.

"It is very fortunate that the national cricket team has not suffered any casualties or injuries," Bangladesh Foreign Minister Shahriar Alam said. The team at Christchurch to play a game against the New Zealand national team had arrived for Friday prayers as the shooting began. "I can not imagine what would have happened if they had arrived five minutes early," a scientist wrote on social media.

The condemnation of the Muslim world was not stopped. President Donald Trump condemned the "horrific massacre." He expressed his deepest sympathy and best wishes to the New Zealanders after the horrific massacre of the mosques. "We stand next to New Zealand, after the terrible massacre in the mosques," he said.

A few minutes before his tweet, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said, "We are in solidarity with New Zealanders and their government against this evil and hate act" in Christchurch.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth said she felt "deeply saddened by the terrible events in Christchurch, New Zealand."