CHRISTCHURCH: fresh Zealanders gathered for nationwide prayers on Friday to mark one week since mass shootings at two mosques in Christchurch eliminateed 50 Muslim worshippers.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was among the thousands of mourners who gathered at a park in front of the Al-Noor mosque in a prayer, followed by two minutes of silence.
Azaan (call to prayer) was broadcast nationally across all free-to-air TV and radio stations.fresh Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern attended Friday prayers at Hagley Park opposite the Al Noor Mosque, wearing the same black headscarf she wore when she first visited Christchurch in the wake of the attack.Jacinda Ardern and other fresh Zealanders wore headscarves in a show of support to Muslim women.'We are broken-hearted but we are much broken', says Imam&This terrorismist sought to tear our nation apart with an evil ideology but instead we have shown that fresh Zealand is unbreakable and that the world can see in us as an example of love and unity,& says the Muslim leader.Imam thanks Jacinda Ardern for 'honouring us with a simple scarf'&Thank you for your leadership, it has been a lesson for the world leaders, thank you for holding our families shut and honouring us with a simple scarf.
Thank you for your words and tears of compassion.
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