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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres lays a floral tribute to the victims to the twin mosque attacks at the Linwood Islamic Centre in Christchurch.

The UN chief is travelling the South Pacific to highlight the impact of climate change but said he also wanted to show his support for Christchurch’s Muslim community during Ramadan. “Hate speech is spreading like wildfire in social media. We must extinguish it,” the Portuguese diplomat said.He highlighted a previously announced plan for his special adviser on genocide prevention Adama Dieng to combat online extremism.

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