'Trump is a symbol of renewed white identity and common purpose': New Zealand gunman's sick manifesto reveals he supported the president and wanted to spark 'a civil war in the U.S.' by massacring dozens

Brenton Tarrant, from Grafton, New South Wales published 73-page manifesto
Australian terrorist, 28, said he saw Trump as 'symbol of renewed white identity'
Claimed he chose guns for attack to spark a debate around second amendment
Terror attack is worst in New Zealand's history, with 49 killed and 48 injured

PUBLISHED: 08:55, 15 March 2019 | UPDATED: 09:49, 15 March 2019

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The Trump-supporting white supremacist who launched a massacre at a New Zealand mosque revealed that he hoped to spark a 'civil war in the U.S.' in his sick manifesto.

The gunman, who identified himself on Twitter as Brenton Tarrant from Grafton, New South Wales, Australia, livestreamed the mass shooting inside the Al Noor Mosque.

Tarrant posted a 74-page manifesto explaining the reasons behind the shooting, which is New Zealand's worst ever terrorist attack, leaving 49 dead and 48 injured.

In the document, Tarrant said that he supported President Donald Trump as a 'symbol of renewed white identity and common purpose' but not as a 'policy maker'.

The 28-year-old terrorist claimed he chose to use a gun over other weapons because it would spark a debate around the second amendment.

Terrorist Brenton Tarrant from Grafton, New South Wales, Australia, said he supported President Donald Trump as a 'symbol of renewed white identity and common purpose' in his sick manifesto

The gunman livestreamed the mass shooting inside the Al Noor Mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand

Tarrant, 28, also said that he chose firearms to provoke a debate about the second amendment that he hoped would lead to a 'fracturing of the U.S. along cultural and racial lines'

Tarrant added: 'With enough pressure the left wing within the United States will seek to abolish the second amendment, and the right wing within the U.S. will see this as an attack on their very freedom and liberty.

'This attempted abolishment of rights by the left will result in a dramatic polarization of the people in the United States and eventually a fracturing of the US along cultural and racial lines.'

He went on to say: 'Meanwhile the 10,000-ton boulder of demographic change rolls ever forward, gaining momentum and possibly destroying all in its path.

'Eventually, when the white population of the USA realizes the truth of the situation, war will erupt.'

Tarrant launched the attack at Al Noor Mosque in Christchurch on the country's South Island at about 1.30pm as Friday prayers were underway.

At about the same time, what appears to be a second shooter opened fire at at mosque in Linwood, which is within 10km of the first attack.

There was another shooting outside Christchurch Hospital and multiple bombs were attached to two cars belonging to the suspects near the mosque. The explosives were quickly disarmed.