Tarrant’s relatives in the Australian town of Grafton, in New South Wales, contacted police after learning of the shooting and were helping with the investigation, local authorities said.
During the Saturday morning hearing, a man who was not in court was charged with using writings to incite hatred against a race or ethnicity, but it was not clear if his case was related to the mosque attacks. They gave no details about those taken into custody except to say that none had been on any watch list. Police did not say whether the same person was responsible for both shootings. Police also defused explosive devices in a car. At least 48 people were wounded, some critically.
