Seven churches are targeted in the suspicious deliberate burning

Seven churches were targeted in an attack suspected of premeditated burning that occurred overnight in New Zealand.

Four churches in the town of Mastron, north of the capital, Wellington, were damaged “moderate to large”, while it was found that the evidence indicates that three other buildings had been targeted but did not shoot.

The crews from all over the Wairrapa fire at around 04:30 local time on Saturday (15:30 GMT on Friday).

“The fires are treated as suspicious and referred to the police,” said a fire and emergency spokesman. There are no arrests.

The authorities said that the Anglican Church is on the Day of Ghosta, the Church of St. Patrick the Catholic MasterTone, the Baptist Mastron Church and the Mastron Church of the Master’s, in which the fire was burned.

The descriptions of broken windows, burned chairs and burned furnishings were reported in the local media. All fires were extinguished and no one was injured.

The mayor of MasterTon Gary Cavill said that the clear attacks shocked society, adding that it came out of the blue color.

“You just do not expect something of this type of things, especially in a place like Masterton,” local media told the local media.

Local MP Mike Potrrick expressed his “deep sorrow” and described the first respondents as “heroes” in a statement.

A funeral house was also shot in the same area that contains a church at about 10:00, but no one was in the building.

The police remain at the scene and ask the witnesses to apply.

The officers will also conduct patrols in Masterton to reassure the residents throughout Saturday, and in the nearby cities of Fexturton and Cartton.

A video on social media shows a man claiming the responsibility of the attacks, expressing anti -religious and disappointing feelings.

The police, fire and emergency were contacted in New Zealand for further comment.

The religious buildings in New Zealand have suffered from deliberate burning attacks in recent years.

Last year, the church in Auckland was subjected to two deliberate attacks on the same night. Fire was set in a mosque in the same area in November.

In 2019, 51 people were killed in a mass shooting in mosques in Kreystech. The responsible man, Brenton Tarant, said he was also planning Burning mosquesThe desire to “attach the largest possible number of deaths.”