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Sean Morrison

New Zealand mosque shootings: Man accused of sharing gun attack footage remanded in custody

Philip Arps stands in the dock at the Christchurch District Court Wednesday (Picture: AP)

A man accused of sharing footage of the mosque shootings in New Zealand has been remanded in custody.

Philip Arps, 44, appeared in court on two charges of distributing the video of last week's attack on Al Noor mosque in Christchurch.

Distribution of such video is a violation of the country's objectionable publications law.

Each charge carries a maximum sentence of 14 years in prison.

Arps has not entered a plea and remained expressionless during the hearing, his hands clasped behind his back.

Judge Stephen O'Driscoll denied him bail.

Charging documents accuse Arps of distributing the video on Saturday, one day after the massacre.

Fifty people died in the shootings at two mosques in Christchurch after a lone attacker opened fire during Friday prayers.

Brenton Tarrant, a 28-year-old Australian, has been charged with one count of murder and appeared at court on Saturday.

He was remanded until April 5.

Tarrant is alleged to have live-streamed the terror attack and outlined his anti-immigrant motives in a manifesto posted online.

Facebook said it had removed 1.5 million videos of the attack worldwide in the 24 hours after the shootings, 1.2 million of which were blocked at upload.

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