Bulgarian officials confirmed the man arrested in connection to Friday's massacre in New Zealand had visited the eastern European country last year.

Officials in Bulgaria said the man arrested in connection to Friday's shootings visited the country last year.

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Before live streaming the shooting in two New Zealand mosques on Facebook, the suspect published an apparent manifesto in which he called immigrants “invaders” and cited “white genocide” as his motivation for the attack.

Social media giants have come under fire for allowing footage of the shooting, allegedly filmed live by the gunman as the attack unfolded, to be widely circulated.