The bullet-riddled Al Noor mosque in Christchurch was being repaired, painted and cleaned ahead of Friday prayers, as grieving families buried ...
Women embrace in front of the Linwood mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand March 21, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
Most victims were migrants or refugees from countries such as Pakistan, India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Turkey, Somalia, Afghanistan and Bangladesh. Australian Brenton Tarrant, 28, a suspected white supremacist who was living in Dunedin, on New Zealand's South Island, has been charged with murder following the attack.
Families of the victims have been frustrated by the delay as under Islam bodies are usually buried within 24 hours.
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