New Zealand PM Ardern says supermarket stabbing was 'terrorist attack'

NZ PM Jacinda Ardern: "This was a violent attack. It was senseless"

Police in New Zealand have shot and killed a "violent extremist" after he stabbed and wounded at least six people in an Auckland supermarket.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the incident was a "terrorist attack" carried out by a Sri Lankan national who was under police surveillance.

The man, who has not been identified, was inspired by the Islamic State(IS) terrorist group, Ms Ardern said.

Police killed the man within 60 seconds of the attack on Friday.

"What happened today was despicable, it was hateful it was wrong," Ms Ardern said in a news conference. "It was carried out by an individual, not a faith."

She added that she was "absolutely gutted" to hear about the attack.

Of the six wounded people, three are in a critical condition and one is in a serious condition, health officials say.

"The hospital staff are doing everything they can to preserve their lives," the mayor of Auckland, Phil Goff, told the BBC.

"We're all horrified by what's happened. But... justice came pretty swiftly for the offender," he added.

senseless　セﾝｽﾚｽ  adj)感覚のない、非常識な、無意味な

stab　ｽタｧ-ﾌﾞ　v)突き刺す　n)突き刺すこと

stabbing スﾀｧﾋﾞﾝｸﾞ adj)刺すような　n)殺傷事件

extremist　ｲｸｽ ﾄリｰﾐ ｽﾄ n)極端論者･過激主義者

wound v)負傷させる

wounded ウ-ﾝﾃﾞｨｯﾄ adj)傷を負った

incident　イﾝｼﾃﾞﾝﾄ　n)出来事、重大事件

carry out　v)実行する、果たす

surveillance　ｻｧ ヴｪｲ ﾗﾝｽ　n)監視