In the aftermath of the Christchurch mosque shootings at Al Noor Mosque and Linwood Islamic Centre in Christchurch , New Zealand on March 15 2019 it was discovered that the perpetrator Brenton Harrison Tarrant of Grafton , New South Wales , Australia had ties to not only Blair Cottrell 's United Patriots Front ( UPF ) but also Kane Miller 's True Blue Crew ( TBC ) where he had interacted with both groups on their Facebook pages , affectionately called Blair Cottrell " Emperor Blair Cottrell " and celebrating Donald Trump 's victory as President of the United States in the 2016 presidential election as well as donating to the UPF and threatened a man from Melbourne , Victoria , Australia over criticism of the organization in 2016 . Cottrell had distanced himself from Tarrant and quickly denounced his violent terrorist attacks stating he did n't him but noted that it was possible a UPF member did meet him at one point . Tarrant was also offered to join the Lads Society a fight club also led by Cottrell but declined as he planned his terrorist attacks
Christchurch mosque shootings
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