New Zealand's government has declared that American far-right groups the Proud Boys and the Base are terrorist organizations.
New Zealand's government has declared that American far-right groups the Proud Boys and The Base are terrorist organizations.
The New Zealand massacre inspired other white supremacists around the world, including a white gunman who killed 10 Black people at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, in May. The statement said that while several militia groups were involved, it was the Proud Boys who incited crowds, coordinated attacks on law enforcement officers and led other rioters to where they could break into the building.
Earlier this month, the former leader of the Proud Boys, Henry"Enrique" Tarrio, and four others linked to the group were charged in the U.S. with seditious conspiracy for what federal prosecutors say was a coordinated attack on the Capitol.