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Judge orders psychiatric test for New Zealand shooting suspect

Brenton Tarrant faces 50 murder and 39 attempted murder charges over the Christchurch mosque shootings. [AFP]

The man accused of shooting dead 50 Muslim worshippers in a Christchurch mosque sat impassively Friday as a New Zealand judge ordered him to undergo tests to determine if he is mentally fit to stand trial for murder.

Survivors and relatives of those killed in the March 15 attacks packed into a Christchurch courtroom as alleged gunman Brenton Tarrant appeared via audio-visual link from a maximum-security prison in Auckland.

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