Bangladesh's cricket team is unharmed from the New Zealand attacks

Bangladesh's cricket team is unharmed from the New Zealand attacks

The team was heading to one of the two mosques that have been attacked in the city of Christchurch. The authorities have confirmed the death of 40 people in the attacks

Bangladesh's cricket team escaped unharmed from the shooting in one of the two mosques attacked in the New Zealand town of Christchurch, where a man shot at parishioners and caused an undetermined number of victims.

The attack occurred before they arrived at the site," the executive director of the Bangladesh Cricket Board, Nizamuddin Chowdhury, told Efe.

The team, which was in New Zealand to play three games against the local team, "is now back to the hotel and security measures have been taken," he added.

The director of the Bangladeshi team, Khaled Mashud, also confirmed to Efe that all its members are in perfect condition.

The game scheduled for tomorrow between New Zealanders Blackcaps and Bangladeshis Tigers was canceled until the safety of the players is guaranteed, the New Zealand team reported in a Twitter message.

Four people have been arrested after the shootings inside two mosques of Christchurch, in which there have been "multiple deaths" according to police sources.