Flera döda vid attack mot moské i Nya Zeeland (2019-03-15)

KEY POINTS:

• Reports gunman opened fire inside mosque in Christchurch's Hagley Park

• Man describes running for his life as at least two gunmen opened fire

• Armed police also at second mosque in suburb of Linwood

• Police tell everyone in centre city to stay indoors

Gunmen have opened fire at mosques in Christchurch, with at least six people believed to have been killed and police urging residents to stay indoors.

A dead body has been seen lying near Al Noor Mosque in central Christchurch and a second gunman has been seen near Linwood Masjid mosque.

There are reports of a third active shooting unfolding outside Christchurch Hospital.

A Christchurch Star reporter saw a dead body lying close at Palazzo Lane near Al Noor Mosque.

The body has been covered with clothing.

He was white, aged in his 30s or 40s and wearing a uniform, but he had not been able to ascertain what the uniform was, Oakford Close resident Robert Weatherhead said.

"[They said] 'he had a lot of magazines strapped to his legs'," Weatherhead said.

A man who was in Al Noor Mosque during a shooting says it was absolutely full for noon prayers. He believed many have been killed.