WELLINGTON: All Blacks captain Kieran Read has urged his fellow New Zealanders to reject bigotry and support the country's Muslim community after ...
that was due to start in Christchurch on Saturday was cancelled after the tourists narrowly avoided being caught up in the shooting.
Read's statement of support for New Zealand's small Muslim community would therefore have more resonance than might be the case in other countries. "Our strength lies in our diversity and while acts such as this are orchestrated in an attempt to divide us, love and unity will always prevail." Flowers are placed outside Al Noor mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, March 17, 2019. REUTERS/Edgar Su
"This team and the wider organisation are united with our community in standing against such abhorrent acts ... and in standing in support of our Muslim community."
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