The Facebook Live video, taken with a camera that appeared to be mounted on the gunman's body, shows a clean-shaven, Caucasian man with short hair driving to the Masjid al Noor mosque in central Christchurch. 'We're also removing any praise or support for the crime and the shooter or shooters as soon as we're aware.' 'Police alerted us to a video on Facebook shortly after the live stream commenced and we quickly removed both the shooter's Facebook and Instagram accounts and the video,' the social network said. The 28-year-old shooter, who has been arrested, published a racist manifesto on Twitter before live streaming his rampage showing him repeatedly shooting at worshipers from close range.

Facebook said Friday it had 'quickly' removed a live video from the suspected gunman in twin mosque shootings that killed at least 49 people in New Zealand.