(SACRAMENTO, CA, 3/15/19) – The Council of Sacramento Valley Islamic Organizations (COSVIO) will hold a press conference today in the wake of the Christchurch, New Zealand, mosque shootings.
COSVIO is an umbrella group of mosques and Muslims organizations in the Sacramento Valley, including the Sacramento Valley chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SV).
WHAT: COSVIO Press Conference
WHEN: 12 p.m. PST Friday
WHERE: SALAM Islamic Center, 4545 College Oak Drive, Sacramento, CA 95841
LIVE-STREAM: www.facebook.com/cairsacramento/
CONTACT: CAIR-SV Communications Manager Kalin Kipling-Mojaddedi, 916-441-6269, kkipling@cair.com
Forty-nine worshippers were gunned down in terror attacks on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, during prayers on Friday.
Authorities have arrested four suspects.
One of the gunmen reportedly live-streamed the attack and posted an anti-immigrant manifesto on social media and on an online forum.
