'My father survived through civil war. I never thought this kind of stuff would happen to him in New Zealand.'
By Anna Fifield and Anna Fifield Beijing bureau chief. Email Bio Follow Kate Evans March 18 at 7:08 AM CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — There was no point in trying to make sense of the attacks on two mosques here. There was no sense. The only thing the survivors and their communities could do over the weekend was try to comfort one another.
Abdul-Aziz Wahab-Zader, 48, originally from Afghanistan. Moved to New Zealand two years ago after 27 years in Australia. He was at the Linwood mosque, where eight people were killed. He is credited with saving many lives. Suddenly I heard gunfire inside the mosque and at that time I knew he was already inside the mosque. I came from the back of the mosque. I’m not sure if he saw me or not. He just dropped the gun and he ran. I had the gun still in my hands and I just chased him. He sat in the driver’s seat [of his car]. I had this shotgun in my hands and I threw the shotgun at his window and I smashed the window.
Every Friday, I go to the mosque. The first five to 10 minutes, the prayers were going on. Then I heard bang, bang, bang. I though it was an electricity overload. I still sat and did nothing. But the sound kept coming and people started standing up and screaming. That was when I realized what was happening. I saw the man in the black tactical suit.
I managed to escape and get to my car in the parking lot. But I couldn’t drive away because there were bodies on the ground.Muhammad Luthfan Fadhli, 20, also Indonesian and training to be a pilot. My friend [Saudi Arabian Ozair Kadir] was killed. I just heard the news today. It was really shocking.
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